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As you reconsider the alternatives to cap-and-trade in meeting the
goals of A.B. 32, please also reconsider your board's decision to
allow even-aged forest management (i.e. clearcutting) to be allowed
in forestry "offset" projects.
The ARB's cap-and-trade program should not reward landowners for
clearcutting their forests, directly or indirectly. Clear-cutting
is an out-dated forestry practice that is harmful to water-sheds
and detrimental to a healthy forest ecosystem. It should not be
part of our efforts to control carbon emissions.
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