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On the recordFebruary 5, 2014
The Wyden bill will exacerbate climate change by accelerating the transfer of carbon from the forest to the atmosphere.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden argues that the bill will worsen climate change by increasing logging.

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