Friday, July 24, 2009

Reverse Tongass Clearcut Decision!

Care2 Action Alert

In a stunning blow to the environment, the Obama Administration just approved a clearcut of 382 acres of timber in a roadless area of Alaska's Tongass National Forest.

Stop the clearcut! >>

The clearcut in the Tongass will involve building 6.9 miles of roads and rebuilding another 1.9 miles of old roads. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack put a temporary halt to timber sales in roadless areas of national forests -- but he approved this timber sale despite the concerns of people who care about this important temperate rainforest, home to numerous endangered species.

Vilack argues it'll provide much-needed jobs for the region -- but even in troubled economic times, we cannot sacrifice the future of our planet!

Urge President Obama to reverse this decision and ensure no more clearcutting and roadbuilding occurs in the Tongass >>

From Care2 Thank you,
LiAnna
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

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