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By PHILIP HOPKINS THE ‘precautionary principle’ is not included in the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code, where a more pragmatic approach […]
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By PHILIP HOPKINS THE ‘precautionary principle’ is not included in the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code, where a more pragmatic approach […]
Public misconceptions, based on outdated land management ideology, are the single biggest hurdle to forest conservation in California.
<p>It wasn't shocking that a Houston-based energy company would seek to liquidate newly acquired holdings of ancient redwood trees and defy California law to do it. It was shocking that state agencies seemed determined to help them do it. </p>
SB 369 would have deleted landowner recourse to seek damages for trees cut down by utility companies. It was defeated shortly before the holiday weekend.
PG&E bought trees that were cleared under a right-of-way exemption, rather than a timber harvest plan, then sold them to Mendocino and Humboldt Redwood Company.