As is well known, Tester’s FJRA mandates that 100,000 acres of - TopicsExpress

Stop Thinning Forests

As is well known, Tester’s FJRA mandates that 100,000 acres of national forest lands in Montana be logged or – in the pliable language of Congress – “mechanically treated.” Once again, Montana’s senator has cried “wolf” over so-called “forest health” issues. But logging has literally nothing to offer as a solution since climate change, not a lack of logging, is the primary result of the beetle outbreak that has killed millions of acres of trees in the Western states and Canada. Nor has large-scale logging proved even minimally effective at reducing wildfires. Others have already followed Tester’s mandated logging lead. Montana’s Republican Rep. Steve Daines has already co-sponsored a mandated logging bill that has passed the House. Taking Tester’s mandate even further, Daines’ bill declares half of our national forests shall now be used for timber production, regardless of what endangered species might seek final refuge there or what environmental consequences might accrue. missoulian/news/opinion/columnists/george-ochenski-senator-who-cried-wolf-sets-bad-precedent-with/article_7cf405ca-8cde-11e3-b38b-0019bb2963f4.html

Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:00:01 +0000

As is well known, Tester’s FJRA mandates that 100,000 acres of - TopicsExpress

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