Results for keyword: timber industry
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Face it: All forests are "sluts"
If an allegedly untouched piece of woodland is "virgin forest," what does that make a forest that’s been logged or burnt or otherwise used by humans over the years?
by Sharon Friedman, Apr 12, 2012 -
Hats off for a grand American senator, Mark O. Hatfield, 1922-2011
Former Sen. Mark O. Hatfield was one of the last of an endangered species: a principled but pragmatic moderate Republican who believed in collaboration and cared about the environment.
by Gail Wells, Aug 18, 2011 -
States work conservation into trust lands management
Urban sprawl helps spur new efforts at compromise in managing state trust lands.
by Nathan Rice, Jun 21, 2011 -
Congress and Indians spar over lost money
Sen. John McCain proposes a way to settle the long-running scandal over missing Indian trust-account funds, but Blackfoot banker Elouise Cobell remains wary
by Daniel Kraker, Aug 22, 2005 -
Bedrock environmental law takes a beating
Congressman Richard Pombo’s task force tears into the National Environmental Policy Act
by Laura Paskus, Aug 22, 2005 -
Life After Old Growth
The battle over Northwestern old-growth forests is raging again, but behind the scenes, some locals are trying to make peace
by Greg Hanscom, Sep 27, 2004






