Making America Venezuela: The left is coming for your toilet paper

American Thinker ^ | 07/19/2019 | Monica Showalter

[SeekAndFind]

In its quest to make America Venezuela, the left is coming for your toilet paper.

Kimberley Strassel spotted this beaut on Twitter:

And now they are coming for your toilet paper..... To be clear, folks, there is NOTHING the left would not seek to control in people's daily lives under the guise of fixing "climate change." They will even tell you with what to wipe. https://t.co/GGcXoMa0PM — Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) July 18, 2019

 

Apparently toilet paper is the new plastic straw of the green lobby, and they're out to put a stop to it. Kid you not, here is what the National Resources Defense Council is shilling as its new narrative:

You may not realize it, but the toilet paper in your bathroom likely comes from some of the most important—and threatened—forests in the world. In fact, Procter & Gamble is driving the devastation of one of the last great forests on earth to produce Charmin, the world’s biggest toilet paper brand—made out of 100 percent virgin forest fiber.

Now we’re running out of time: Between 1996 and 2015, more than 28 million acres of Canada’s boreal forest were logged. This logging threatens the ways of life of hundreds of Indigenous communities, releases hundreds of millions of tons of climate-altering carbon stored in the forest into the atmosphere every year, and devastates iconic wildlife.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Between 1996 and 2015, more than 28 million acres of Canada’s boreal forest were logged.

Clear-cut logged? I doubt it. Forest management practices have improved substantially since the 1870's.

Lying MSM and the liars who lie for them.

[V_TWIN]

“The left is coming for your toilet paper”

They can have it........right after I’m done with it.

[bert]

The USA is not becoming Venezuela.

The USA is becoming Africa

The Africanization is alreddy complete in Baltimore and major sections of other cities. The Congressional Black Caucus is dedicated to Africanization.

[V_TWIN]

“the National Resources Defense Council”

That makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[Stosh]

The left’s new dream: Sheryl Crow, toilet paper czar

[bk1000]

As a farmer of pine trees I will say this article is a bald faced lie.

[rightwingcrazy]

“This logging threatens the ways of life of hundreds of Indigenous communities”

Lack of toilet paper would threaten the “way of life” of a considerably larger number.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Sheryl Crow, toilet paper czar

haven’t heard the singer’s name for quite some time... what’s she got to do with this?

[piasa]

Also, since TP goes down when flushed the carbon goes with it...not into the air...and you just know they are counting that too not just the pollution from the mill.

[piasa]

Their immigration efforts seem aimed at turning us into S. Africa.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

And trees never, ever grow back after an area is logged. Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever.

(/s, for those who need it)

[Agatsu77]

Sheryl Crow was was once pushing for a law making it illegal to use more than 1 square of toilet paper for each use of the bathroom.

[TADSLOS]

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

Where is the part about the company planting trees on the acres cut in the article?

5.56mm

[subterfuge]

Complete BS. The planet is far more forested than it’s history

[lgjhn23]

Today’s classic example of liberal I N S A N I T Y.
Everyday they try to outdo themselves.
They belong in an asylum, not government.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I betcha these same liberals have no problem with cutting down trees in order to publish the Washington Post and the New York Times.

[Blue Jays]

"...forests..."

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What a silly article. Paper companies and paper mills probably plant millions of new trees annually.
My bet is they are likely researching ways to utilize fast-growing bamboo for typical household use, too.

[Teacher317]

Now we’re running out of time:

Always start with the fear-mongering, and the urgency...

Between 1996 and 2015, more than 28 million acres of Canada’s boreal forest were logged.

Well, since Canada has 857 million acres of forest land (9% of the global forest land), that is only 3%... in 20 years... so 0.15% annually... and the "author" says nothing about how many acres were replanted. (It is documented that there are more trees in the US today than when Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase. Trees are a renewable resource, kids!)

This logging threatens the ways of life of hundreds of Indigenous communities,

Pray tell, EXACTLY how does this "threaten" someone's "way of life"? No logging company is operating on land where they do not have permission from the owner and the government.

releases hundreds of millions of tons of climate-altering carbon stored in the forest into the atmosphere every year,

Simply saying phrases like "releases carbon" and "carbon alters the climate" does not make them true. CO2 levels were over 7000ppm in Earth's history, and Life thrived. Every plant and tree species alive today maximizes growth and photosynthesis between 800-1450ppm. We are at 400ppm, and slowing inching towards optimal growth conditions for plants. The Left has yet to explain how this is bad for the Earth.

and devastates iconic wildlife.

Fascinating how they need to only fret over "iconic" wildlife... I guess the lesser species can go hang. Typical Leftists, always separating lives into worthy and unworthy", including groups of humans. And, last I looked, species that depend on trees are always able to switch trees for food, reproduction, shelter, etc. So EXACTLY how has an "icon" been "devastated"?