"Roadless" just a figure of speech
It just goes to show: with a little pluck, and a lot of public comments (we're talkin' over 4 million total!), you can end up...
still getting screwed by the Bush administration. Yes, it's true, yesterday the Bush administration did away with the Clinton-era Roadless Area Conservation Rule, thereby opening up nearly 60 million acres of our national forests to logging, mining, and road-building. (WP)
Do I sound cynical? You are very perceptive. But seriously, if ever you needed an indication that the administration cares more about the welfare of wealthy extractive industry interests than about what the bulk of the American public thinks, then here it is.
still getting screwed by the Bush administration. Yes, it's true, yesterday the Bush administration did away with the Clinton-era Roadless Area Conservation Rule, thereby opening up nearly 60 million acres of our national forests to logging, mining, and road-building. (WP)
Do I sound cynical? You are very perceptive. But seriously, if ever you needed an indication that the administration cares more about the welfare of wealthy extractive industry interests than about what the bulk of the American public thinks, then here it is.
posted by Waage on Friday, May 06, 2005
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