[Yosemitest]

"...some Government programs create work just to keep themselves alive..."

I agree. Have you read the book Cleaning the soil is, in my opinion, almost impossible. Oil came out of the ground, and it can go back into the ground. The earth will clean itself, if given the time.

But about cleanups... I really like to know your opinion of the cleanup of these old military bases like Warminister, PA and if you think that the only thing that can be done with them is ...say use them to build nuclear power plants.

But the timber situation in Mississippi, is why I posted this article. I know many people who lost a lot of good timber to those hurricanes, and the new hybrid pines are glorified milkweeds. They grow twice as fast as the close grain pines, but weigh less than half the weight of the old pines. The new pines aren't worth anything except for pulp wood for paper, or chip or particle board. They really are a waste of good land.

[kipita]

But about cleanups... I really like to know your opinion of the cleanup of these old military bases like Warminister, PA and if you think that the only thing that can be done with them is ...say use them to build nuclear power plants.

The major problem with old military bases are the chlorinated hydrocarbons (usually TCE) that were used as degreasers and cleaners. In most cases, the halogenated organics have premeditated into the groundwater and are very toxic to life. As far as the hydrocarbons are concerned, there's more hydrocarbons on the surface of a candy bar then there is at most sites. It's simply food for the bugs. Sorry, I know very little about wood.