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True but let's not pretend the logging industry has a long and rich history of good conservationism. They are there ( obviously ) for the money, and clear cutt
by PedroBatista 3y ago
True but let's not pretend the logging industry has a long and rich history of good conservationism.
They are there ( obviously ) for the money, and clear cutting everything and "investing" by planting huge areas of mono cultures is anything but "less damaging"
Also, most of the timber doesn't actually burn during these fires, most get cut and sold as it's perfectly good wood if you don't let them rot in 1-2 years.
As always and anything, the virtue is in the middle. A good system where these companies can cut tree and be economical viable but also rules that keep the biodiversity alive and well. A long and not-corrupt department.. That's why these things are so difficult.
- legitster 3y agoSure, but it's the whole reason this model was set up in the first place! It's like we built a school for the kids and banned them from it for being uneducated. There's enough forests in the US west for loggers to log bits and pieces of it and not return for a hundred years. Perfect for biodiversity. They have been forced onto dense monoculture lots out of necessity. Unless we want to want to go back to the 80s and pretend plastic is more environmentally friendly than paper products (which was a real argument of the time), we shouldn't be so hostile to forestry concerns.