Sunguramy 

Because I know we all need good news: the new National Forest logging plans that increased logging without any safety rails were just overturned/rejected by federal court ruling. It effectively voids the Nantahala and Pisgah Forest Plan that in particular we were really worried about and is a huge step towards a plan that truly protects these precious places.

Now let’s see if we can stop them from drilling in the Gulf! (Yeah, if you haven’t heard, screw marine protections, there is a war and we need oil so Gulf drilling is back open.)

#forest #goodNews #environment #nature #protect #caretakers #wePersist

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Show threadJames Tweedie13h ago
@sunguramy Worth considering that it takes a lot of preparation work before a drilling program can start, then it can take several years before extraction.
A quick response to a search came up with "the time between oil exploration and extraction can span 20 to 60 years, depending on various factors such as reservoir conditions, global oil prices, and operational efficiency."
So totally useless in the current situation. Unless Trump and co envision a decades long war.
Show threadHey Gus11h ago

@sunguramy similar to what happened in the cascades https://cascadebusnews.com/federal-court-strikes-down-forest-services-logging-loophole/

The entire game of doing and saying as much insane bullshit as possible to see what sticks thankfully gets shutdown pretty regularly. It’s still terrible and obnoxious.

Federal Court Strikes Down Forest Service’s Logging Loophole - Cascade Business News

On January 13, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully created and applied a categorical exclusion, known as “CE-6,” which the agency had recently begun misusing to approve large-scale commercial logging projects. The court set aside the exclusion for future actions and vacated approvals for threeRead More

Cascade Business News
Show threadRose10h ago
@sunguramy Very good news indeed, and this is the first I've heard it. I was hoping it wouldn't meander through the courts while the chainsaws roared. Thank you 🙏
Show threadThe Eddie Show 📷🎧❤️3h ago

@sunguramy

This the forests are near me, and I had no idea of the plan. Thank you.