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It's almost as if there'd been a sign saying "no roadbuilding
or logging" and the Bush administration crossed out the word
"no."
The Roadless Area Conservation
Rule--signed by President Clinton after receiving more than
2 million public comments, 95 percent of which favored the strongest
protections--would have protected 58 million acres of roadless wild
forests from roadbuilding and logging. But the Bush administration
has stood the rule on its head with a convoluted process that requires
governors to petition the Forest Service not to build roads or log
these roadless wild forests in their states. And even after preparing
and submitting a petition, the Forests Service can reject the request
out-of-hand. The administration has already said the national forests
in Alaska will not be protected by the rule.
Take action: The Sierra Club and its coalition
partner have set an ambitious goal of generating 1 million comments
to the Forest Service by the end of the public comment period on
September 14. Tell Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth you support
protecting all national forest roadless areas from logging, road
construction, and other damaging activities. These wild forests
provide clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, and backcountry
recreation.
For more information, and to send a message to the Forest
Service, go to the Sierra Club's Take
Action site.
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