Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 i hate bush. - fraggle eco_vegans ;lettuceheads ;TFHB ; 8/16/2005 7:04:52 PM cuz they're worth more as cheap lumber then anything else gawd durnit Feds cut estimated economic worth of recreation in national forestsDuring the Clinton administration, the U.S. Forest Service estimated that by the year 2000, recreation in national forests would contribute about $111 billion a year to the American economy. Now the Bush administration has slashed that estimate by a whopping $100 billion for 2002, down to $11 billion. According to agency officials, Clinton-era estimates of 800 million visits a year to national forests were inflated -- instead, they say 2002 saw about 200 million visits. Conservationists were nonplussed, noting that in 2001 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated birders and wildlife watchers alone spend $38 billion yearly on equipment and travel. Some fear the feds are gearing their analysis to justify more mining and logging in national forests. "Would I expect anything different from the Bush administration?" asked the Wilderness Society's Michael Francis. "No. They will cook the books for whatever they want." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/14/AR2005081401103.htmla blinding flash hotter than the sun dead bodies lie across the path the radiation colors the airfinishing one by one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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