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Presidential Election: 1 992
Who's the best for our industry?
Ctrngress 3o affirm tbe priority of the species on the endangered list urd the spocific measurcs o be taken in any r€.oovery plan. These acs should not rest with the rubber stamp of a bu€aucrat."
Addressing public lands, "The millions of acres that constitute this nation's public lands must continue to provide for a number of uses. We are comnitted to the multiple use of our public lands. ... public lands sbould not be arbitrarily locked up and put off limits to responsible uses."
"They (Democrats) use junk science to foster hysteria instead of reason, demanding rigid conrols, more taxes and less resource production."
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do or not do for the lumber and building products industry? It's a topic of debate wherever industry representatives gather.
REPT]BLICANS
The 1992 Republican platform stresses the party is "the home of the famrer, rancher and forested' with the party opposing "bureaucratic harassment of famr, ranch and timber families under statutes regarding endangered species and wetlands."
"Prior to the implementation of a recovery plan for a species declared to be endangered, we will require the
Bush says environmental laws should be changed to "make people more important than owls." He bas vowed not to sign an extension of the Endangered Species Act unless it is rewritten to give more emphasis to economic priorities and timber harvesting. Timber workers have been assured he will insist on raising the
Storv at a Glance
How t6e Republican and Democratc party platforms could affect the lurnber and bullding products Industry ...what the two candidates say about envlronmental lssues and tlmber harvesting.
timber harvests on federal land, now limit€d by lawsuits aimed at protecting the environment.
DEI\{OCRATS
Clinton has told the timber industry that he can inprove its economy while upholding his commitment to protecting the environmenu "You can be pro-growth and pro-environment."
He says he will call for a Pacific Northwest forest summit of business, labor and government officials to arrive at a solution. His plan includes discouraging exports of raw logs, encouraging better forest management and lumber processing techniques, promoting exports of timber products
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Office Manager: Garla Renick and creating tax incentives for the start up of new companies and the purchase of manufacbring equipment.
The Clinton/Gore plan on protecting our environment details "Preserve places of natural beauty and ecological importance - such as our national parks, wilderness areas, old growth forest and wetlands ... shatter the false choice between environmental protection and economic growth by creating a market based environmental protection sEategy that regards conservation and 'green'business practices while penalizing polluters.
The plan promises to "preserve ancient forests for their scientific and ecological importance make the 'no net loss' wetlands pledge a reality ... rededicate the agencies that manage our national parks and wilderness to a true conservation ethic."
The Democratic Party Platform reiterates protecting old growth forests.
CSI Wins Advertising Award
Chemical Specialties, Inc. (CSI), producers of UlEaWood, received a Grand Award in the Hanley-Wood, Inc. Keystone Awards for a direct campaign developed by Daniel & Cusic Advertising and Marketing.
The Chadotte, N.C., wood preserving company targeted retailers, professional builders and do-it-yourself homeowners with sales and informative marketing pieces, training tools and merchandising materials on UltraWoo{ a pressure treated wood water repellent.
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