Obama administration green lights logging in Tongass National Forest

There is often a lot of talk from politicians about pork spending, especially Republicans (though it's usually for not spending on what they want – but it isn't like Democrats aren't the same way) but it has hit a new low, with Clougherty Packing LLC. Clougherty Packing LLC is a meat packing company that prepares processed ham products, and they got just a shade over $5 million in stimulus money – that's some pork barrel spending, literally! That's some big unsecured loans for ham. Obama.... More

I lived in southeast for four years and have sailed the entire inside passage. If there is one thing I learned during my time in in Southeast is that logging is king, at least it used to be. Many of the cuts I have seen are fifty years old or older and look as though they where cut last week. The temperate forest of Tongass is not as resilient as its southern cousin. Sure replanting helps but you can't replace an old growth forest which, is prime habitat for many of the species in the.... More

So to keep these loggers in business, we have to cut down acreage, which attracts more loggers, who need more acreage to cut, which attracts more loggers..... I voted for Obama, but I wont make that mistake again. Kucinich... I dont care anymore if he wins or not.

I have traveled all over the world and have actually been to the Tongass National Forest. It was by far one of the most beautiful and peaceful places I have ever been. It saddens me that the reason we are willing to cut down a piece of this beautiful part of the country (.002 percent or not) is for jobs that could be created through other means. Allowing such destruction contributes to climate change and creates a precedence for similar decisions.