Guest guest Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 if you cut down all the trees, whoosh, you cut down risk of wildfires.. wow..why didn't i think of that and, if we poured sand and salt over everything, .... BUSH TO PROPOSE EASING LOGGING RESTRICTIONS TO LESSEN THREAT OF WILDFIRES Responding to the rash of devastating wildfires that have swept the West this summer, President Bush is planning to ease restrictions on logging in national forests. Bush, who plans to visit a fire site Thursday in Oregon, is expected to propose changes to environmental laws to make it easier for timber companies to get approval to thin out federal forests and remove fire-prone dead trees and undergrowth. Source: Associated Press http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/08/08222002/ap_48240.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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