The State of California has a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation which mandates that California’s transportation fuels should be at least 10 percent less carbon intensive by the year 2020. The LCFS does not mandate the adoption of any particular fuel, but it will likely drive
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is aiding and abetting a massive cover-up of good science regarding biomass – the term for tree and plant matter used for energy.
Last year, The Wilderness Society and 55 other conservation organizations delivered a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, outlining the damage that off-road vehicle use can cause if not prohibited in potential Wilderness areas.
These photographs and descriptions portray the damage that motorized vehicles have already caused in potential Wilderness areas in California, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. Many areas that were once pristine are now tarnished with unsightly vehicle tracks.
This week, The Wilderness Society President Bill Meadows sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, reiterating that the Forest Service maintain policies to protect land that has been recommended for Wilderness designation. The letter urges the Forest Service to prohibit off-road motorized vehicle use that can damage currently untouched wild areas.
This comment letter addresses how our country’s 193 million-acre National Forest System should be managed to meet the challenges and demands of the 21st Century.
The letter was composed specifically in response to a Forest Service request for comment on how the agency should re-write the rules to implement the National Forest Management Act of 1976. The NFMA is one of the most important public land laws that Congress has ever passed. It requires the Forest Service to involve citizens and scientists in designing the management plans for each National Forest and Grassland.
