"Healthy Forests" or "Healthy Forest Corporations"?
October 23, 2002 The Associated Press
Group Seeks Forest Regulation Data WASHINGTON (AP)--A conservation group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force the Bush administration to release records of meetings and other information used to develop new national forest regulations. Defenders of Wildlife said in court papers that draft regulations issued by the administration mirror specific recommendations made by the American Forest and Paper Association and other industry groups. Just as officials are withholding documents on an energy task force led by Vice President Cheney, ``the Bush administration is stonewalling our request for information on why they suspended and began rewriting the rules for managing national forests,'' said Rodger Schlickeisen, president of the wildlife group. A draft of proposed changes to the National Forest Management Plan, leaked to the wildlife group, ``confirms our worst fears _ that (administration officials) are listening only to their timber industry supporters,'' Schlickeisen said. The proposals would eliminate some required protections for wildlife, weaken scientific oversight and exempt forest plans from the National Environmental Policy Act--the baseline law governing environmental regulation, the wildlife group said. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, seeks to compel the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service to turn over records related to the new regulations, which were developed over the past year. Specifically, the suit seeks information on meetings between timber industry lobbyists and Mark Rey, the Agriculture undersecretary who oversees the Forest Service. Rey is a former timber industry lobbyist. Heidi Valetkevitch, a spokeswoman for the Forest Service, declined to comment Wednesday. The administration has two months to respond to the lawsuit. Comment from poster: Just when I thought things were looking up for Federal forests no G I can just hear it now: Rey: "What's your priority for implementing Healthy Forests?" AFPA: "Get rid of the appeals process. The military doesn't do NEPA, why should the USFS?" Rey: "What size trees do you need to pull this off" AFPA: "Generally, as big as our mills can handle. I'd say about up to 28" in diameter. But, don't make us take any trees under 12" in diameter. We don't make any money on those" Rey: "You know me. I can make it happen for ya. But, YOU have to handle Congress." Larry Larry |
"Healthy Forests" or "Healthy Forest Corporations"?
What Is going to happen is that the era of Freemason patriarchal ritualistic
rascist child abuse is ending as karma changes, which means that you follow the vision enactment outlined by Tibetan Bodisatva's such as myself instead of obstruction, arguing etc. (ie stop egoising). Real community forests are Tribal Forests thatis to say..their is no money separating 'the people' from the trees. The people are the trees. Dig american scitzaphenic? Check out the essay, 'Set our tribal forests free' ...written fronm a UK viewpoint, but the 'mentality' of the mainstream 'power' is similarly ruthlessly exploitive . Really, please read it, you may hopefully learnsomething about yourselves. Hope to visit soon! Bright Blessings, King Amdo Larry Harrell wrote in message om... October 23, 2002 The Associated Press Group Seeks Forest Regulation Data WASHINGTON (AP)--A conservation group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force the Bush administration to release records of meetings and other information used to develop new national forest regulations. Defenders of Wildlife said in court papers that draft regulations issued by the administration mirror specific recommendations made by the American Forest and Paper Association and other industry groups. Just as officials are withholding documents on an energy task force led by Vice President Cheney, ``the Bush administration is stonewalling our request for information on why they suspended and began rewriting the rules for managing national forests,'' said Rodger Schlickeisen, president of the wildlife group. A draft of proposed changes to the National Forest Management Plan, leaked to the wildlife group, ``confirms our worst fears _ that (administration officials) are listening only to their timber industry supporters,'' Schlickeisen said. The proposals would eliminate some required protections for wildlife, weaken scientific oversight and exempt forest plans from the National Environmental Policy Act--the baseline law governing environmental regulation, the wildlife group said. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, seeks to compel the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service to turn over records related to the new regulations, which were developed over the past year. Specifically, the suit seeks information on meetings between timber industry lobbyists and Mark Rey, the Agriculture undersecretary who oversees the Forest Service. Rey is a former timber industry lobbyist. Heidi Valetkevitch, a spokeswoman for the Forest Service, declined to comment Wednesday. The administration has two months to respond to the lawsuit. Comment from poster: Just when I thought things were looking up for Federal forests no G I can just hear it now: Rey: "What's your priority for implementing Healthy Forests?" AFPA: "Get rid of the appeals process. The military doesn't do NEPA, why should the USFS?" Rey: "What size trees do you need to pull this off" AFPA: "Generally, as big as our mills can handle. I'd say about up to 28" in diameter. But, don't make us take any trees under 12" in diameter. We don't make any money on those" Rey: "You know me. I can make it happen for ya. But, YOU have to handle Congress." Larry Larry |
"Healthy Forests" or "Healthy Forest Corporations"?
"Planter" wrote in message ...
What Is going to happen is that the era of Freemason patriarchal ritualistic rascist child abuse is ending as karma changes, which means that you follow the vision enactment outlined by Tibetan Bodisatva's such as myself instead of obstruction, arguing etc. (ie stop egoising). Real community forests are Tribal Forests thatis to say..their is no money separating 'the people' from the trees. The people are the trees. Dig american scitzaphenic? Check out the essay, 'Set our tribal forests free' ...written fronm a UK viewpoint, but the 'mentality' of the mainstream 'power' is similarly ruthlessly exploitive . Really, please read it, you may hopefully learnsomething about yourselves. For trees to grow there must be mycorrhizal fungi. It makes no difference whether it is in America or Tibet. Daniel B. Wheeler www.oregonwhitetruffles.com |
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