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Frank Riggs: “Did I understand correctly the Sierra Club, the most moderate mainstream environmental organization, the one that enjoys…”

On the recordJune 19, 1996
Did I understand correctly the Sierra Club, the most moderate mainstream environmental organization, the one that enjoys the most moderate mainstream image of all environmental organizations, voted recently two to one to completely ban all logging on Federal forest lands?
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Frank Riggs
California

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Questioning a recent vote by the Sierra Club regarding logging on Federal forest lands.

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