>The point of the agreement from the standpoint of our government is to >prevent injury to our domestic wood products industry. However, we >support the Softwood Agreement because we don't want to see >Canadian forests sacrificed to meet U.S. demands. If you hadn't shut down half the National Forests and would stop your ridiculous "zero-cut" campaign then you would,t be so dependent on Canadian wood. I bet you'd never thought of that. >to reduce consumption and redirect U.S. markets to ecologically sound >alternatives, including sustainable forestry products, new technologies, >and alternatives to wood based products Alternatives such as cement and steel? Maybe you should establish vast monocultures of annual hemp crops with virtually no biodiversity where there could be trees grown for timber, paper and energy. I suggest you do the math on greenhouse gas emissions in relation to materials and energy consumption and you will find that wood comes out ahead on every count. Cheers Patrick Moore, Greenspirit http://www.greenspirit.com May the Forest be With You Snail Mail: 4068 West 32nd Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V6S 1Z6 Canada
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