I wanted to alert everyone of a disaster capitalism bill that has already passed the House (232 to 188 ) and is on the way to the Senate that allows destruction, clear cutting and massive herbicide use in all US forests exempting all environmental reviews and litigation. The bill found opportunity after the fires in California to reward politician's donors. Please go to the website for sample letters, info and where to call.
"It was sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), a licensed forester. So why is this disastrous – surely we all want resilient forests? But no, this is a logging bill, that promotes logging on public lands, guts current environmental protections, undercuts the public process, and is masquerading as a bill to promote forest management and reduce fire risk. It would allow logging in massive units of 10,000-30,000 acres with greatly reduced oversight. "
Senator Harris: (415) 355 9041
Senator Feinstein (415) 393-0707