(I,m told this did not go through the first time I sent it) On Sunday, May 04, 1997 2:02 PM B. Diamond wrote: > Actually Patrick, as a carpenter for over 14 years, I've build many things, over 90% > of them from wood. But now I've joined the ranks of thousands of other workers > who used to make their livings from wood products. What do you make your living from now? Plastic? Is there no work for carpenters? Can you tell me of a building material that is more renewable than wood? > Well, now that you mention it, there is helicopter logging, horse logging, etc. Now > that we've built several million miles of logging roads, what say we leave the few > remaining roadless areas alone, eh? I am very much in favour of roadless areas and wilderness. Helicopter logging can only be done where roads are very close by. I am in favour of heli-logging on steep slopes but it still requires roads. This is equally true of horse logging. If you want to find out about hard work I suggest trying to raise a family with horse logging as your only means of income. > This is really funny. Kindly tell me how I would (wood) die without wood > products!!!??? If we did not have wood products we could not have civilization as we know it. Even the Inuit, who live north of the tree line, have an absolute requirement for wood. Yes, you could survive temporarily on plastic, steel and cement, but it would be a miserable life and an unsustainable one. Try a world of plastic books, steel toilet paper, cement tables, etc. And don't tell me you are going to make everything out of hemp. It is a fact that if it were not for the substance called wood, the material embodiment of solar energy, life as we know it would be impossible. But I have a sneaking hunch that you would prefer it if more people had to suffer and die for their sins. Cheers Patrick Moore, Greenspirit 4068 West 32nd Avenue Vancouver, BC, CANADA V6S 1Z6 e-mail pmoore@mail.bc.rogers.wave.ca 604-221-1990 ph. 604-221-1990 fax May the Forest be With You http://www.forest.org
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