Urgo what a great post! It is well researched and timely. The message relates clearly to the conundrum the world is facing now. You do honor to standards the editors of TOD try to maintain.

Keep up the good work it is much appreciated.

Regards,

Bio1

I agree, and think about it...he writes this well in his non-native tongue!

I grew up on the San Francisco Bay Area and we love our forests there. They cling to the mountains and circle our reservoirs. I can't imagine anybody tolerating their destruction.

And yet, go into the furniture and building stores and you see wood from forests elsewhere. I wonder sometimes what the locals from those places think about the forest products industry? Is it sustainable, are they employed by it long term? I think only recently have those questions been asked seriously.