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At least felling trees to build things serves a purpose. Are those things worth the cost? Debatable, but at least there’s some attempt at justification. This o
by pdpi 3y ago
At least felling trees to build things serves a purpose. Are those things worth the cost? Debatable, but at least there’s some attempt at justification.
This one is particularly heartbreaking because you can’t even apply that cynical utilitarian logic to it. It seems like a completely wanton act of vandalism.
- indigochill 3y ago> At least felling trees to build things serves a purpose. Are those things worth the cost? I spent a little time in Finland a while back and although I didn't look deeply into it, my impression was they had a healthy relationship with trees. The country is heavily forested and they harvest many trees but they also replant diligently. One of the guys I spent a little time with there was also researching plant-based alternatives to plastics (in the vein of the infamous paper straws, plant-based wrappers instead of plastic wrappers, that kind of thing). Deforestation is absolutely a problem in some areas of the world, but tree farming can be done responsibly. They're an endlessly renewable resource if we only give them the space and time to grow.
- gnz11 3y agoI may be wrong but I believe the major problem with tree farming is that you lose biodiversity since what gets replanted is usually a single species.
- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoHere's another act of vandalism, narrated by John Green. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESyJop31cmY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESyJop31cmY He manages to find some meaning in it, as is his wont.