Did candidate Obama make any specific promises related to Northwest environmental issues?
A few come to mind. As a Senator and on the campaign trail, President Obama made clear his support for the protections provided by the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Oregon alone has almost 2 million acres of roadless forests protected by the 2002 Rule. Of course, this Clinton-era policy was consistently attacked by the Bush White House and as a result, roadless policy is wandering in the wilderness right now. That is an area where President Obama’s leadership is really needed. Another issue that we heard from the President on while he was campaigning in Oregon was old-growth forest protection. In the Northwest, we have some of the last remaining ancient forests in the lower 48. And even here, up to 90% of our old growth has already been logged. President Obama said that timber operations on public lands should stay out of old-growth. http://www.barackobama.com/… http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/… Has his administration already followed through on any of these promises, in any
