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God Help Us
A coalition of loggers in Minnesota is pursuing a novel legal strategy to open up national forests for timber cutting, claiming in a lawsuit filed last month that the U.S. Forest Service is foisting the “religion” of the Deep Ecology movement on all Americans by adopting it as a guiding principle for forest management. The […]
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A Model Environmentalist
In the top news of the presidential race, ex-supermodel Christie Brinkley has thrown her support behind Al Gore, saying his “leadership on environmental issues has been inspirational.” Also, the Sierra Club today will begin running TV and radio “issue ads” in New Hampshire slamming Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) for his environmental record. The […]
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Brothers Grim
Enviros blasted Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) yesterday for his appointments to a new state Everglades commission, saying the panel is tilted heavily toward farm and development interests. The commission is charged with advising the governor and a task force of state and federal agencies on the planned $7.8 billion restoration of the Everglades. Bush […]
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Freeze, Company!
Most U.S. companies suspected of breaking environmental laws are never charged with a crime, as federal prosecutors often opt to seek civil fines instead of pursuing criminal sanctions, according to a report released yesterday by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Corporations investigated for polluting were less likely to be prosecuted than individuals accused of […]
