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If this is real then wtf:
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2...earing-of-alaska-s-rainforest-.BJsScIEHS.html
"Donald Trump: US President wants to allow clearing of Alaska's rainforest
28.8.2019, 21:47:15
The Tongass National Forest in Alaska is one of the last remaining temperate rainforests. According to a report Donald Trump wants to enable commercial clearing.
US President Donald Trump wants to release Alaska's rainforest for large-scale deforestation and road construction. According to the US newspaper Washington Post , Trump instructed his Minister of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to lift the existing restrictions on forestry in the Tongass National Forest in the southeast of the US. In addition, large parts of the nature area should be released for energy and mining projects.
With a total area of 67,500 square kilometers, the Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the USA. It extends from the Pacific to the Canadian border and covers more than half of the world's so-called temperate rainforest.
In 2001, then US President and Democrat Bill Clinton passed a law banning the construction of roads and logging in the Tongass National Forest. Only under certain exceptions does the forestry office allow construction and clearing projects. Commercial use is excluded.
TIME ONLINE
Before Trump commissioned the landscape minister, he had talked to Governor of Alaska, Republican Mike Dunleavy, on Air Force One about the commercial use of the Tongass area, according to the newspaper's report. Dunleavy spoke out in favor of lifting restrictions on road construction and logging.
Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski, also a Republican, supports the easing of road construction and deforestation. The Law of Clinton, known as the "Roadless Rule," should never have been allowed for Alaska, Murkowski said. "It limits our ability to develop a sustainable, year-round economy for the southeastern region, where less than one percent of the country is privately owned." In addition, timber industry sales have declined and the few remaining factories in Alaska's largest national forest have become reliant on their supply, Murkowski said.
Tourism is economically more important
However, the timber industry in southeastern Alaskanach is responsible for just one percent of jobs at the Washington Post . This figure comes from the South East Conference, an economic development organization based in the affected region.
Rather, theTongass National Forest is a popular tourist destination with its wilderness of dense forests, glaciers and fjords. The tourism sector therefore accounts for 17% of jobs in the region.
In addition, the national forest habitat for black and brown bears, wolves, moose, other wildlife - and for indigenous peoples such as the Tlingit Indians. The temperate rainforest also binds carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and contributes to climate protection."
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2...earing-of-alaska-s-rainforest-.BJsScIEHS.html
"Donald Trump: US President wants to allow clearing of Alaska's rainforest
28.8.2019, 21:47:15
The Tongass National Forest in Alaska is one of the last remaining temperate rainforests. According to a report Donald Trump wants to enable commercial clearing.
US President Donald Trump wants to release Alaska's rainforest for large-scale deforestation and road construction. According to the US newspaper Washington Post , Trump instructed his Minister of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to lift the existing restrictions on forestry in the Tongass National Forest in the southeast of the US. In addition, large parts of the nature area should be released for energy and mining projects.
With a total area of 67,500 square kilometers, the Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the USA. It extends from the Pacific to the Canadian border and covers more than half of the world's so-called temperate rainforest.
In 2001, then US President and Democrat Bill Clinton passed a law banning the construction of roads and logging in the Tongass National Forest. Only under certain exceptions does the forestry office allow construction and clearing projects. Commercial use is excluded.
TIME ONLINE
Before Trump commissioned the landscape minister, he had talked to Governor of Alaska, Republican Mike Dunleavy, on Air Force One about the commercial use of the Tongass area, according to the newspaper's report. Dunleavy spoke out in favor of lifting restrictions on road construction and logging.
Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski, also a Republican, supports the easing of road construction and deforestation. The Law of Clinton, known as the "Roadless Rule," should never have been allowed for Alaska, Murkowski said. "It limits our ability to develop a sustainable, year-round economy for the southeastern region, where less than one percent of the country is privately owned." In addition, timber industry sales have declined and the few remaining factories in Alaska's largest national forest have become reliant on their supply, Murkowski said.
Tourism is economically more important
However, the timber industry in southeastern Alaskanach is responsible for just one percent of jobs at the Washington Post . This figure comes from the South East Conference, an economic development organization based in the affected region.
Rather, theTongass National Forest is a popular tourist destination with its wilderness of dense forests, glaciers and fjords. The tourism sector therefore accounts for 17% of jobs in the region.
In addition, the national forest habitat for black and brown bears, wolves, moose, other wildlife - and for indigenous peoples such as the Tlingit Indians. The temperate rainforest also binds carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and contributes to climate protection."