> A Forestry Report Card was recently >released by the British Columbian activists and the World Wildlife >Fund giving a "F" grade to government and timber industry's forest >practices. I hereby give an "F" grade to the reporting practices of the activists responsible for this Public Relations stunt. The trees in British Columbia are growing beautifully, and support the full compliment of biodiversity that was in the older forests before them. What a sad day it is for the conservation movement, that they must stoop to fakery and forgery in order to promote their cause. Surely they would do better to stick to objective fact, such as the fact that the bear population is growing in British Columbia, and the fact that wood is the most renewable of all material resources, and the fact that not one species has become extinct in British Columbia due to forestry. It is time for thinking people in the political center, who base their opinions on science and logic, to take back the environmental movement from the extremists who are using the rhetoric of environmentalism for fundraising and hell-raising. This is my "Call to Arms". Arm yourself against the misinformation, and give credit to the years of hard and dedicated work by foresters, woodworkers, and companies, to improve environmental performance in the forest. I reject this "F" with all my heart and soul, because I know it is a great injustice to thousands of people who are doing their very best every day to make this earth a better place, and to continue providing all of us with wood, our most renewable resource. As I have said many times, "A world without forests is as unthinkable as a day without wood, and its time that politicians, conservationists, teachers, and the public got that balance right. Because we have to get it right if we are going to achieve sustainability in the 21st century." Come to BC and spend your tourist dollars seeing the beauty of this place for yourselves. I will personally greet you and help you learn about our wonderful province. 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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