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"Federal Claims Court Judge
Lawrence S. Margolis has said unequivocally that the
U.S. Forest Service knowingly
Firefighting rejected in sacred areas, Washington Times, 8/17/08
California
Congressman Wally Herger letter to the Chairman
of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
to expedite salvage logging process under
emergency provisions, 8/7/08.
Fire still smoking in Medicine Lake area,
8/7/08 H&N. (KBC Note-the Medicine Lake area is
thick with dense dry dead wood, some diseased.
It is unthinned, so when fire strikes, bunnies,
bambies, eagle nests, bluebirds, and baby owls
are cremated. Way to go, animal lovers!) Logging would help health of forests, H&N, posted to KBC 8/4/08
Forest Service explains its 'let it burn' policy, SacBee 7/19/08. (KBC NOTE: yes, gov't agencies, with tribes and enviros, created wilderness areas 'for the wildlife', which decimated the timber industry/communities/economies. The uncontrolled fires leave "that much less fuel for future, more catastrophic and expensive fires...without overwhelming the public with smoke and destroying homes." All the bambies and spotted owls are cremated. Central CA people were forced to stay indoors or wear gas masks. Even some people in the Klamath Basin were forced to stay inside because of the air pollution from the Forest Service 'let it burn' agenda. Global warming experts blame cow burps?) PRESS RELEASE: House passes Walden-backed wildfire fund bill, 7/9/08 9th Circuit: Judges shouldn't act as scientists, Capital Press, posted 7/9/08 (Oregon) Timber payments hit snag, H&N 6/5/08 Agreement reached in fierce timber battle, Herald and News 6/2/08. Judge angrily scolds court, and it responds, 9th Circuit case - Sen. Gordon Smith's brother sparks a rare review of a timber sale ruling that he said went much too far, Oregonian, posted to KBC 3/11/08. 2008 Tongass Management Plan Announcement, 1/25/08. "The 2008 Amendment to the Tongass Plan designates almost 90 percent of the 17 million-acre Tongass National Forest as wilderness, scenic viewshed, or recreation area – off limits to economic development. Less than 10 percent of the Tongass will be made available for timber harvest." Last timber payment received, H&N 1/5/08 OREGON - Counties plan for (timber) funding loss, H&N 12/22/07. (KBC NOTE: yes, Oregon democrats have curtailed timber and much resource use with wildland designations and environmental laws, and now they demand federal compensation for the communities they have decimated.)
Timber funds not in bill,
H&N, posted to KBC 12/17/07 Rule blocked on logging, burning in national forests, H&N, posted to KBC 12/12/07 Administration drops logging plan, Won't pursue effort to ease salmon protections on national forest land. H&N 11/21/07
Oregon seizures of marijuana double in 2007,
H&N, posted to KBC 11/8/07. Scroll toward bottom
of CROP page for
N California pot crops in forests TPZ protest draws crowd, Eureka Reporter, posted to KBC 11/4/07 Editorial: Fire is a part of California; state must prepare, SacBee 10/28/07. "bring environmental leaders and fire officials together on ways to manage brush and dead trees through thinning and prescribed burns." Latest S. Cal fire comments from Palm Springs: "The democrats are blaming Bush for the fires and global warming. However the Sierra Club and other environmental groups caused many of the forests to go un-thinned for more than 60 years, fueling this firestorm and loss of life."
Ranking
Member Rob Bishop’s Statement On Today’s Markup Of “Public
Land Communities Transition Act Of 2007”, Natural
Resources Committee 9/26/07. "These counties deserve
their land back, but until that happens, they at least
deserve some compensation for it." |
