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TexasTowelie

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Sat May 12, 2018, 08:17 AM May 2018

Democratic candidate James Fields appeals to environmental voters [View all]

Democratic Gubernatorial candidate James Fields released a statement emphasizing his commitment to protecting Alabama’s natural resources.

“My plan is to take better care of Alabama’s waterways, make better use and create more opportunities of Recycling. Insure that we have quality Drinking Water, address major Sewage issues, insure better Air Quality giving Alabama citizens, animals and plants better living space NOW and leading into the Future,” Fields said.

Fields said that the state’s rich natural resources for agriculture include a long growing season, plenty of rainfall, and a variety of soils. Alabama is one of the leading lumber-producing states, with roughly two-thirds of the state forested.

The chief commercial trees are pines; other important woods are oak, gum, and yellow poplar. Valuable industrial resources include deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, limestone, and marble.

Read more: http://www.alreporter.com/2018/05/11/democratic-candidate-james-fields-appeals-to-environmental-voters/

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