Northern Spotted Owl Controversy

The Northern Spotted Owl Controversy – Jobs Vs Environmental Protection Introduction The mere mention of the creature’s name brings shudders to loggers and some local inhabitants, fear over its existence has incited rallies, garnered the attention of three government agencies, and caused people to tie themselves to trees. On April 2, 1993, President Bill Clinton embarked on a quest to settle a long-standing battle. The environmentalists on one side, and their attempts to protect natural resources, and …

…exhaust the earth’s environment. At this point we have caused extensive damage to the environment, plants and animals due to greed and commercialism it is certainly time to pay our share. Bibliography Des Jardins, J. (1997) Environmental Ethics Power, T. (1995) Economic Well-Being And Environmental Protection a report By 60 Northwest Economists, Reviewed by George McKinley Sweet Home hard hit by federal, state logging restrictions available on-line at http://www.sweet-home.or.us/forest/owl/index.html