CA: Rollback of Wild Land Protection Gets Support

LA Times ^ | 11/17/04 | Bettina Boxell

[NormsRevenge]

The Schwarzenegger administration signaled its support Tuesday for a plan to drop Clinton-era protections that barred road-building and other development on nearly a third of the country's national forest land, including more than 4 million acres in California.

The rollback, proposed by the Bush administration last summer, would repeal the most ambitious conservation move of Clinton's presidency — a rule that blocked commercial timber cutting and road construction on 58.5 million acres of national forest holdings.

In its place, the Bush proposal would create a system that relies heavily on individual states to decide whether the forest lands should be opened to development or remain roadless.

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.

[SierraWasp]

Well... It's sort of a start, I guess, maybe...

[Carry_Okie]

The Schwarzenegger administration signaled its support...

for

...a system that relies heavily on individual states to decide whether the forest lands should be opened to development or remain roadless.

And from another thread,

Chief Dale Bosworth rejected appeals by environmental groups, prompting immediate promises of lawsuits as the administrative process grinds to an end. Regional Forester Jack Blackwell said the plan he approved in January will improve wildlife habitat while reducing fire danger particularly around mountain communities.

Environmental critics called it a veiled effort to triple logging across 11 national forests,

So, Arnold and his greenie friends get to call the shots no matter what Jack Blackwell says?

Good for Arizona and Colorado, not good for us.

[SierraWasp]

But... But... But... The article is trying to intimate that Arnold and the environerds are developing a split and acting like "girlie men!"

[Carry_Okie]

The enviros are protesting the Bush move because it's not total control of ALL states. They will sue Blackwell in California anyway.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[sauropod]

Good, good good!

[Carry_Okie]

I'm not sure you get it. It may be federalism, which is good, but allowing California to go its own way will guarantee that the greenies consolidate their power here.

Haltering the California economy isn't "Good, good, good."

[sauropod]

The Schwarzenegger administration signaled its support Tuesday for a plan to drop Clinton-era protections that barred road-building and other development on nearly a third of the country's national forest land, including more than 4 million acres in California.

Oh, I get it alright. Anything that chokes off the "Roadless Area Initiative" is god, good, good. If one state tells the fascist fedgov to go pound sand, I'm all for it.