02/12/2013
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"If we don't protect these forest industries, to a certain extent we are fueling our own problems."
"What specific and immediate steps can the Forest Service take to step up--and I want to emphasize that word--step up the reduction of this growing hazardous fuel load in the west?"
"It would be so great if they could be used for creating fuel."
"And I would encourage President Obama to make Representative Minnick the Forest Czar, to address bark beetle issues."