Word: timber
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...notably reluctant to fight the state's industries on environmental issues. During his first two-year term, beginning in 1978, he tried to limit clear-cutting -- the practice by lumber companies of chopping down all the trees in a stand of forest -- but that aroused the antagonism of the timber industry, and its opposition contributed to his 1980 defeat for re-election. Since resuming office in 1983, Clinton has done virtually nothing to hinder clear-cutting on the 82% of Arkansas forest land that is privately owned. In the case of the Ouachita National Forest, he has backed a plan...
These restraints -- and an early defeat for re-election in 1980 after initial liberal reforms had antagonized a number of interests, including the powerful timber and utility industries -- have reinforced Clinton's natural bent toward conciliation and compromise. Critics charge that he has been unwilling to fight hard even for programs that he knows are needed if they encounter strong opposition. Allies say he has shown a shrewd ability to focus on the attainable while avoiding battles he could not win. In any case, his record is a mixture of major accomplishments and severe disappointments. Some specifics...
...system (it weighed more heavily on the poor and middle class than on the wealthy) and has gone along with making it more regressive still. The Governor has not been able to reform significantly the state's income tax structure. He has failed to raise the severance tax on timber, coal, oil and natural gas. To raise revenue for his education and other reforms, Clinton has requested and won two increases in the sales tax, which raises 40% of the state's revenue. A particularly objectionable feature: Arkansas is one of the few states to apply sales taxes to store...
...Timber Wolf...
...Arkansas environmental record: The governor says he tried to push for environmental reforms early in his tenure "but no-body was there," During his first term, he drew the wrath of the timber industry when he called for limits on clear cutting...