First Name | Steve |
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Last Name | Birdlebough |
Email Address | affirm@friendshouse.org |
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Subject | Timber Harvest Offsets |
Comment | I am very concerned that the draft regulations might permit timber management plans that are environmentally damaging and GHG intensive, such as clear-cuts. We are very concerned about the dangers of such practices for watersheds and fish populations. This issue has been publicly discussed for many months, which suggests that the solution is either complicated or politically difficult. In such circumstances, I favor putting the burden of negotiation on the timber companies rather than on the environmentalists. For now, just leave forestry out of the regulations. In a short period of time the industry will come up with an acceptable solution and it can be amended into the rules. At present California has little experience with offsets. It is important for the program to learn to walk before it tries running into difficult areas. If the proposed draft is adopted, the owners of cement kilns, power plants and refineries will have an open season to invest in clearcut offsets which will subsidize highly damaging forest harvest techniques. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2010-11-17 16:24:37 |
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