Republican commentary on GOP environmental policies

[Oak]

"Over the holidays, the Bush administration issued a guideline reintroducing commercial logging into roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Like many Republicans, I read this news with resignation. While not exactly the coming of the apocalypse, it does appear to be yet another disappointing example of the GOP coming out on the wrong side of an important and mainstream environmental issue.

"In this particular case, the decision seems based not on economic or scientific logic, but almost exclusively on political pressure successfully applied by a narrow special interest group. The Tongass provides some of the best wilderness hunting and fishing opportunities in the country. It is part of a recreation complex that provides more than five times as many jobs in the area as logging, an industry that in the Tongass alone received more than $38 million per year in government subsidies."

Full Commentary

Oak

 

[Ithaca 37]

Anyone who really loves hunting and fishing would be nuts to vote for this Republican administration. It's been an environmental disaster.

 

[BuzzH]

Environmental policy...we dont need no stinking environmental policy

Lets just advertise at the NASCAR races, WWF shows, and the Monster truck rallies...we'll claim the whitehouse again.

 

[pawclaws]

"The Bush Administration??" "The GOP??" Who signed the document?
What person, directorate, agency, or committee is responsible?? Why doesn't anyone ever bother to question this crap???

(Inquiring minds want to know!)

 

[Oak]

Paws, the title I gave it was "commentary", which means it's just one person's opinion. I just think it's interesting to see how many self-proclaimed dyed-in-the-wool Republicans have come out recently against the GOP's apparent lack of an environmental policy. Did you go read the whole thing and see who signed it?

Oak