Got this today, the bastards..

[fencesitter]

It's the quiet stuff like this no one hears about..the damage these guys can and will do if the voters give them another four years.

Dear PennEnvironment supporter,

They've finally done it. For the past three and a half years, I've been
writing to you about the Bush administration's efforts to undermine the
Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects 58.5 million acres of
America's wild forests, including approximately 25,000 acres of roadless
forests in Pennsylvania's only national forest, the Allegheny National
Forest. But earlier this month, the Bush administration proposed to repeal
the roadless rule in its entirety - and allow timber, oil, and mining
interests to tear a spider web of roads through America's last wild forests.

Background

Earlier this month, the Bush administration proposed to repeal protections
for 58.5 million acres of America's pristine national forests. The Bush
administration proposal would allow many of President Bush's top campaign
contributors in the timber, mining and oil industries to log, mine, and
drill in pristine areas that provide 60 million Americans with clean
drinking water and provide habitat for over 1600 endangered species. Even
for an administration that has weakened so many environmental and public
health protections, this proposal is extreme.

The Bush administration proposal would repeal the Roadless Rule that was
enacted in January 2001 to protect 58.5 million acres of our last wild
forests from logging and road-building. The Roadless Rule ensures that
forests will continue to provide clean drinking water, habitat for wildlife,
and endless opportunities for recreation and solitude. It was finalized
after decades of scientific study, 600 public hearings, and 1.6 million
comments in support of the rule. It is the most popular conservation
initiative in our nation's history; more than 2.5 million Americans have
submitted comment supporting the rule.

This support has reached into every sector of society. Even major wood
products consumers like Staples, K.B. Homes and Hayward Lumber think logging
America's last pristine forests makes so little sense that they've written
the Bush administration to urge protection of America's roadless national
forests. Now, it's only extremist elements of the timber, oil and mining
industries that support logging these areas - but it's those elements that
the Bush administration is listening to.

Fortunately, we now have the opportunity to stand up to these powerful
industries and send a clear message to the Bush administration that
Americans want to protect our last pristine forests. Please take a moment
right now to submit an official comment to Forest Service Chief Dale
Bosworth. Then - even if you've never done so before - ask your family and
friends to help by forwarding this along; there is no more important time to
act.

To take action, click on this link or paste it into your web browser:
http://www.pennenvironment.org/PE.asp?id=75&id4=ES

[donco6]

1. Huge impact here in Colorado, too.

The ATV-ers are revving their engines as we speak.