Timber lobbyist masquerading as head of Forest Service

In yet another potential last minute rule change, “the Bush administration appears poised to push through a change in u.s. forest service agreements that would make it far easier for mountain forests to be converted to housing subdivisions.”
Though president Obama has opposed the move, Mark E. Rey, the former timber lobbyist who heads the forest service, has signaled that he intends to finalize the plan before Obama’s inauguration.
As a presidential candidate, Obama vocally criticized Rey’s plan while campaigning in Montana, calling it “outrageous.”

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