The letter expresses concern over the President's stances on mining laws, forest practices, and alternative energy. Specifically, it argues the President caters too much to the mining industry, undermined the Roadless Act, and that the US should lead the transition to alternative energy given the dangers of pollutants. The writer asks the council to encourage the President to reconsider these positions.

1. '55
4 /10 /01
Dear Council, My wife, my family,
to readithis letter.
you for taking the time work in the
Thank know (including some who
and myself, indeed all the people we about the
very discouraged and concerned
timber industry) are all and economic issues. Specifically:
President's stance on environmental
taxes, finance,
are all concerned about
*mining laws. At a time when we that has already enjoyed
and value, the President caters to an industry 1872. A great way to save
great latitude under the General Minig Law of land for
be to stop giving away federal
the taxpayers' money would those that own it
with no compensation for
this extractive industry the inevitable
sikng taxpayers with is a
(taxpayers). billkons of dollars cumulatively
-Furthermore,
clean-up costs, which run in the of the
of the United States outside
double-hit and a cheat to all citizens
that live
and well being for those
Additional costs in the form of healt~h we-are all.-
can hardly e acltd-caan
downstream of such-places what is an saccepted standard
of
disappointed the President has remove for ar,,senic.
among developed nations,
water quality, at least
rushed in the
*Forest.practices. To say the formel administration are all aware
vje (friends and family)
"Roadless Act" is simply not true. public comment than has any
(supportive
this policy received more nation. To assert anything less
is
proposal in the history of this great Furthermore, trying to
intelligftce.
an insult to our collective citizens, and indeed, a
dissevice to
undermine it is a disservice to all to reconsider his position
on
democracy. Please encourage the President to build roads for an
waste of taxpayer dollars
this--it is again a large Ination, except in the form of
industry to pays nothing back to the
an> life- ~xperience opportunities.
decreased fishing, hiking,
a world leader for the
*Alternative energy. The United States has been other
moving to energy sources
past century. It is clear- the world is and this movement is
gasoline too) and coal,
than oil (read: diesel and considering the
and momentum, especially
only going to gain speed sulphur compounds, and
dangerous effects of spewing nitrogen oxides, It is
of this planet.
carbon dioxide in to the very finite atmosphere States wouldn't lead
the prospecd that the United
troublesome to consider mention dangerous.
transition, not to
the world in this inevitable
attention.
Thanks for your time and
Sincerely,
Th asad Jes Hi
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