Forest activist begins fast in Sacramento

ENVIRONMENTALIST BEGINS HUNGER STRIKE TO STOP CUTTING OF CALIFORNIA'S LAST OLD-GROWTH TREES


Moloney Demands That Governor Davis Uphold His Campaign Promise


Sacramento, Calif.,æOctober 7, 2002æ Susan Moloney, Executive Director of the Campaign for Old Growth (CFOG), began a hunger strike on the North Steps of the California State Capitol today. She vows to continue her fast until Governor Gray Davis upholds his four-year old campaign promise to preserve the state's old-growth trees.


In a March 1998 address to the Planning and Conservation League, gubernatorial candidate Davis pledged to ensure that, "all old-growth trees are spared from the lumberjack's axe."

Despite Davis's promise, the cutting of old-growth trees in California continues unabated.

"We elected Governor Davis because he promised to protect the environment, in part by putting an end to the barbaric practice of cutting ancient trees. I am fasting to remind Governor Davis and the voters of California that his promise remains unfulfilled at this late hour in his term of office. If candidate Davis wants our votes this time, he needs to prove that he keeps his word," said Moloney. "Old-growth trees are an integral part of our State's natural heritage. They must be protected!"

Of the millions of acres of original forests that existed when California gained statehood in 1850, less than three percent of these old-growth trees remain today.

Moloney will be on the North Steps Monday thru Wednesday. She will be on the South Steps on Thursday and Friday.

If you are concerned about the logging of old-growth trees in California, please contact Governor Davis and ask him to keep his campaign promise. His phone number is (916) 445-2841. His address is:

Gray Davis,
State Capitol,
Sacramento, CA 95814.
His fax number is:
(916) 445-4633.
His e-mail address is:
graydavis [at] governor.ca.gov


Campaign for Old Growth

http://www.ancienttrees.org

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