“Everyone on that list is a member,” acknowledged Harry Clark, a lawyer at Dewey Ballantine in Washington. “But that's not the membership list. It's just part of the membership.”
The list includes several large, mostly public, companies, long suspected to be active in the coalition. These include International Paper Co. of Stamford, Conn., Sierra Pacific Industries of Redding, Calif., Temple-Inland Inc. of Austin, Tex., Potlatch Corp. of Spokane, Ore., and Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. of Seattle, Wash.
Also on list are officials at a clutch of large, private lumber companies from across the United States, including Seneca Sawmill Co. of Eugene, Ore., Stimson Lumber Co. of Portland, Ore., New South Cos. Inc. of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Hampton Affiliates of Portland, Ore., Moose River Lumber Co. of Moose River, Me., Riley Creek of Laclede, Idaho, Shukualak Lumber of Shukualak, Miss., Gulf Lumber Co. of Mobile, Ala., Swanson Group Inc. of Glendale, Ore., and Tolleson Lumber of Perry, Ga.
Many Canadians have long wondered how a relatively obscure industry group has for decades successfully convinced the U.S. government and Congress of the merits of its grievances against its Canadian rivals.
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Members Of U.S. Lumber Lobby Exposed
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This is typical fair in the US capitalist system under the Republican party. Inside hacks, special interests and lobby groups who pose as others usually using twisted name like U.S. Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports.
The more harmless sounding the name they give themselves, the dirtier they play. War is peace, slavery is freedom and lies are truth. Welcome to Bush's version of America. Revel in its greed.
Lastly, why does the media find this surprising? We already know the Bush government is giving the illegal duties to the lumber barons, so what did they expect?
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Members of The BC Lumber Trade Council exposed!<br />
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John Allan<br />
President, BC Lumber Trade Council<br />
President & CEO, Council of Forest Industries <br />
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<a href="http://www.bclumbertrade.com/_images/johnallen.jpg">http://www.bclumbertrade.com/_images/johnallen.jpg</a><br />
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The range of Ministries John has served has assured a level of involvement experienced by a very few individuals. The portfolios include:<br />
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* Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources<br />
* Environmental Assessment and Land Use Coordination Offices<br />
* Environment, Lands and Parks<br />
* Forests<br />
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In 1999, John retired from the Province and entered the private sector by forming John Allan Consulting Ltd. He immediately secured a number of high-profile private sector clients including Canfor, the BC Lumber Trade Council and the International Woodworkers Association. <br />
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BC LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
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Duncan Davies<br />
President & CEO, International Forest Products<br />
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Mike Flannery<br />
President, Pope & Talbot Ltd.<br />
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Hank Ketcham<br />
President & CEO, West Fraser Group<br />
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Craig Neeser<br />
Senior Vice President - Canada, Weyerhaeuser Company<br />
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Erik Norgaard<br />
President, Ardew Wood Products Ltd.<br />
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Jim Shepherd<br />
President & CEO, Canfor Corporation<br />
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Al Thorlakson<br />
President, Tolko Industries Ltd. <br />
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Look! They are appealing to your nationalism to get more cold hard cash from the both of us. Yet you rubes go along with it!