Montana Conservation Deal Was A Diversion

Last week SustainableBusiness.com reported on a land conservation deal to purchase and protect 300,000 acres of Montana land owned by Plum Creek Timber Co.

Now it appears that deal was a bit of a smokescreen. Today the Washington Post reported that the Bush administration is literally paving the way for Plum Creek to convert hundreds of thousands of acres in Montana from timber lands, regulated by the U.S. Forest Service, to residential subdivisions.

Full Story: http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/16344