Thomas McClintock actually said...

"Does it suggest also that perhaps we should expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber while it still has some value and before it begins to decay and release enormous quantities of CO2 into the atmos..."

"treatment matters."

"These forests are going to grow, regardless of whether we manage them or not, so we are either going to grow timber products and use them, or we are going to grow firewood."

"We were told that this is a false choice between the economy and the environment, and I could not agree more."