February 15, 2012

Sandbox Comments: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "Forest Service delivers setback to coal mine expansion"

If they are not careful, the US Forest Service secret weapon of being some of the best politicians around is going to leak out.

How many times now have they temporarily stopped a deal using vague and non-specific language, in order to look like they are soothing the extremist environmental groups  such as 'EarthJustice' and 'Wild Earth Guardians'?

Dennis Webb:
"...However, while conservationists are praising the action by the agency’s Rocky Mountain Region office, the decision doesn’t close the door on the Forest Service eventually approving the expansion by Arch Coal.
The regional office has instructed the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest to reconsider the matter because it didn’t explain why existing coal lease stipulations designed to protect wildlife and other resources were eliminated or modified.

“It doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen. It just means that further environmental analysis needs to occur based on the points that were appealed,” said Steve Segin, a spokesman for the Forest Service’s regional office...."  (Read more?  Click title)

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