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Muir Power to 'Em
A fierce ideological struggle within the Sierra Club is pitting moderates against radicals and polarizing some chapters of the group. For decades, the Sierra Club has been guided by moderate enviros who sometimes take the pragmatic approach of making compromises with industry and government agencies over such issues as logging. But a more radical coalition […]
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Gray Matter
Logging trucks circled Sacramento streets yesterday to protest new, stricter timber rules proposed by California Gov. Gray Davis’s (D) administration, while Earth First! activists were arrested for protesting that the rules weren’t strict enough. The state Board of Forestry is scheduled to vote today on the rules, which would affect more than 16 million acres […]
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More Powell to 'Em
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered yesterday near Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona at dueling rallies on the issue of whether to drain Lake Powell. Enviros, including the Glen Canyon Action Network, are pushing for the dam to be torn down and the reservoir drained to restore the Colorado River and Glen Canyon to their natural state. […]
