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In article <1993Aug26.093625.2083@mala.bc.ca> dunnett@mala.bc.ca (Malcolm Dunnett) writes:
>   I'm pretty certain that the MAJORITY of the people in BC don't really
>care much about Clayoquot, and that of those who do very few know
>enough about the situation to make an informed decision. I'm in that second

Yes that's probably true. In fact I doubt that there is anyone in BC with
the knowledge of what the effects of cutting down all of our temperate rain
forest is.

The problem we have is that the forest companies, aided and abetted by the
government want to steamroller along until there is little or nothing left.
It would be a bit late at that point in time to find out that it is a bad
idea.

What many people want is to simply slow things down sufficently so that we
can make rationale decisions after we have the data. We don't currently have
the data so it makes sense to collect the data.

All of the information the forest companies and forest service have relate
simply to the amount of timber that is currently there, and a best guess
estimate on the viability of the site for regrowing a commercial timber crop.

It might be a perfectly valid concept to go into Clayoqout and clear cut on
a massive scale and replant and regenerate. I don't think we currently have the
information to make that decision.

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