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[07 Oct 2004|04:47am] |
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When did it become okay to destroy nature???
SHOWDOWN OVER AMERICA'S RAINFOREST
For decades, the U.S Forest Service has been enabling the
logging of America's only rainforest--and one of the world's
only temperate rainforests--the Tongass National Forest in
southeast Alaska.
The 17 million-acre Tongass contains some of the most
magnificent scenery in North America, which is why it has become
a major destination for cruise ships. The Tongass is also home
to a spectacular array of wildlife, including eagles, bears,
wolves, wild salmon, and other fish and wildlife that have
largely vanished from other parts of the U.S. [1]
Few Americans are aware that logging in the Tongass is actually
subsidized by their own tax dollars. Taxpayer money is spent to
construct the logging roads that give private companies access
to the forest's timber. Without these taxpayer-funded roads, no
company would find it economical to cut the forest's trees.
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