Sierra Club Criticizes Large Sale Of Public Land

Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, comments on the Bush administration's plan to sell 300,000 acres of public land.

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February 15, 2006, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Bush administration's proposal to auction off National Forest and other lands is shameful. These lands not only belong to you and me, but they also belong to future generations, and they should not be sold off to the highest bidder for development. And there is no reason why the world's biggest economic power should have to sell off parkland to make ends meet...No responsible homeowner would sell off the foundation on his house to pay his mortgage."

Read the full story: Bush Administration's Proposed Sale of National Forest, Other Public Lands Is Shameful

Tuesday, February 14, 2006 in Sierra Club

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