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...only after the U.S. watered down the proposed global-warming convention that is to be signed there. And he approved his Interior Department's plan to override the Endangered Species Act to permit logging in ancient forests on some federal tracts that are home to the rare northern spotted owl. Bush still intends to campaign as the Environment President, one aide said, but "he understands that owls don't vote, and loggers...
...bull's head is only the latest in a series of thefts that have struck other final clubs including the Fox, the Owl and the Spee clubs, according to several final club members...
...Spotted Owl...
Whether the spotted owl qualifies for such exceptions is a matter that rests with the laws, whether we like it or not. Such a question would never arise if your neighbor was burying toxic waste next door on his "private property...
Even so, the battle to save the salmon has generated far less rancor than the struggle between environmentalists and loggers over the northern spotted owl. In addition to its contribution to the Northwest economy -- $52 million a year in commercial fishing-related income alone -- the salmon has deep-seated symbolic value. Names of towns such as Chinook and White Salmon reflect the place of the cherished fish in the region's soul. In religious ceremonies, Native American tribes thank their Creator for the life-perpetuating salmon...