Controversy looms over logging plan in Chile

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CNN's Gary Strieker talks to supporters and opponents of a logging operation in Chile (July 14)
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July 14, 1999
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TIERRA DEL FUEGO, Chile (CNN) -- A U.S. company's plan to harvest wood from an untouched forest in Chile has sparked controversy.

The company, based in Washington state, says hundreds of jobs will be created, but environmentalists are denouncing the proposal as disastrous. CNN's Gary Strieker reports.

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