Environmentalists say Tongass plan doesn’t act fast enough

A federal proposal to make Southeast Alaska’s logging industry sustainable while preserving old growth in the Tongass National Forest does too little, too slowly–according to one conservation group.
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Aerial view of Tongass National Forest (Photo by Alan Wu/Flickr Creative Commons)
The Oregon-based Geos Institute says the Tongass National Forest draft plan is out of step with a global agreement to reduce climate change.
President Obama visited Alaska back in September to