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Logging is actually beneficial to forests!
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House voted Tuesday to accelerate tree cutting on 20 million acres of overgrown woodlands that are prone to the wildfires that scorched millions of acres across 15 states last year.
President Bush supported the bill, which was approved 256-170, and urged the Senate to act on it quickly.
"For too many years, bureaucratic tangles and bad forest policy have prevented foresters from keeping our woodlands healthy and safe," Bush said.
Current mood: Disgusted