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

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

"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