Jobs Vs. Environment

Should jobs be sacrificed for the sake of environmental protection?

Introduction

Efforts to protect the northern spotted owl have sparked an impassioned debate that echoes far beyond the endangered bird's habitat in the Pacific Northwest. Safeguarding the owl means setting limits on lumbering in the region's ancient forests. That means lost profits and lost jobs in one of the Northwest's leading traditional industries as well as in communities ...

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