Illegal Wood Imports

Repeal the Lacey Act? Hell No, Make It Stronger

Henry Juszkiewicz | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Gibson Guitars, Lacey Act, Illegal Wood Imports, Fish and Wildlife Service, Gibson Guitar Wood Imports, Gibson Guitars Lacey Act, Gibson Guitars Investigation, Gibson Guitars Raid, Green News
Henry Juszkiewicz

On August 24, agents from the Fish and Wildlife Service raided the facilities of my company, Gibson Guitar. The raid has ignited a furious debate around a seminal environmental protection statute -- the Lacey Act.

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When A Tree Falls Illegally In The Forest

Jonathan Lash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Logging, Deforestation, Logging Industry, Carbon Emissions, Illegal Wood Imports, Greenhouse Gases, Deforestation Policy, Illegal Deforestation, The Lacey Act, Climate Change, Pollution, Illegal Logging, Bush Administration Environment, Greenhouse Effect, Green News
Jonathan Lash

The amended Lacey Act makes the United States the first country in the world to place an outright ban on illegally harvested wood products.

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