Saturday, February 11, 2006
It's 1/10th of 1%
There seems to be no end of things to criticize...
The Houston Chronicle reports: "Bush team seeks to sell public land - Areas don't meet needs."
"High-ranking agriculture officials said Friday the national forest lands selected for sale are 'isolated, expensive to manage, and no longer meeting forest service system needs,' and do not include wilderness areas or habitat vital to wildlife."
"'Is selling off Bitterroot National Forest or the Sierra National Forest or Yellowstone National Park a good idea? No, not in general,' said Under Secretary Mark Rey. 'But I challenge these people who are engaging in this flowery rhetoric ... to take a hard look at these specific parcels and tell me they belong in national forest ownership.'"
"While acknowledging the proposed sale would be the largest of its kind in decades, and possibly ever, Rey said the national forest system has swelled to 193 million acres, and the amount sold would amount to less than one-tenth of a percent."
