[MHGinTN]

I'm from the South where loblolly pines are what the paper companies use for book pages. Is there some other tree the Cannucks use? What is this wierdism about old forests? ... Isn't 'old timber' used in construction lumber?

[freedom9]

You need to spend some time in an old growth forest on the west coast to appreciate what it's about

[Think free or die]

Over the years, I've visited a number of paper companies. From what I remember, they raise pine trees expressly for the purpose of paper production. The wood is pulped and used to produce paper, while the pine bark is used for landscaping mulch or other applications. The paper technologists explained that when trees are harvested for paper production, they are promptly replaced with new seedlings. It's a crop, much like corn or oats, but with longer cycle time. They also pointed out that the rapidly growing young trees produce proportionately more oxygen than old, slow growing trees.

I don't disagree with the value of recycling or re-using where it is economical. I also love old forests and don't want them clear cut. However, I don't lose sleep over the use of young pines for paper production. It's just another crop.

[autoresponder]

Yup.

Seirra Club, ELF, ALF, Ruckus, NRDC, EArth First.

Offices and homes.

All built containing lotsa wood!

Plastics and sythetic clothing made from wood by-products, oil, coal...

All the enviro-Nutzis wear sythetic fabrics and shoes made from trees, petroleum, coal...

Never ever hear that, do you!