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Timber Industry Lobbied to Alter Environmental Ruling in its Favor
The Sierra Club-California and the Center for Biological Diversity were two of 46 environmental groups that appealed to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in recent weeks. They sought to convince Board members that the forest protocol within the proposed Cap and Trade plan would enable logging companies to clearcut at the expense of the overall vitality of forests. Timber industry lobbying won out when CARB passed a plan making clearcutting eligible to receive offset credits.
The Sierra Club-California and the Center for Biological Diversity were two of 46 environmental groups that appealed to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in recent weeks. They sought to convince Board members that the forest protocol within the proposed Cap and Trade plan would enable logging companies to clearcut at the expense of the overall vitality of forests. Timber industry lobbying won out when CARB passed a plan making clearcutting eligible to receive offset credits.
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