Daily Roundup: July 16, 2009
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Timber! The sale of timber from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest was approved by the Obama administration, marking the first logging contract awarded since Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced in May that he would review all sales in roadless national forests. Huffington Post
The Trees Stand: The office of Interior reversed a Bush-era policy that doubled the amount of logging in western Oregon’s old-growth forests. The reinstated logging limits are aimed to protect wildlife such as the endangered spotted owl. New York Times and Associated Press
Friends of Jaws: A group of shark attack
victims are lobbying in Washington to support the Shark Conservation Act of 2009, a bill that supporters hope will decrease the incidence of shark “finning.” L.A. UnleashedGoing Places: Zac Sunderland, a 17-year-old California native, became the youngest person to sail around the world alone. CNN
Cha-ching: Sarah Palin’s op-ed criticizing the Obama administration’s energy plan was reportedly the catalyst for a $100,000 day of fundraising at MoveOn.org. MoveOn sent an e mail blast asking for funds to challenge Palin’s “false claims.” Politico, Washington Post, and The Plum Line
–Della Watson
[Source] Della Watson
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