Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Help fend off sale of National Forest lands

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

The Bush administration has proposed auctionning off 300,000 acres of National Forest lands to help cover the budget shortfall and pay for some rural school programs . This is very sad, because there are quite enough pockets of inefficiencies in the Federal government to come up with the necessary funds. ...

The Way of the Spirit Bear

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Five million acres (two million hectares) of the Great Bear Rain Forest on Canada’s West Coast are finally being set aside as protected wilderness.  Ten million more will be open to selective cuts.  This is great news indeed for the rare wildlife that will get the protection it deserves.  This landmark ...