sean kenny
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Registered: Apr 2005
Post Number: 3
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| Another reason for the deforestation is that of renewable fuel. With all the ‘activists’ also concerned about our use and dependence on fossil fuels, they then damn our best alternative fuels. They feel that using wood as a renewable source of fuel is totally wrong and absurd. They fail to tell you that wood is one of the most viable, economical and effective alternatives to fossil fuels. Why is this a bad thing? They claim that we should not be continuing with a tradition which has happened since the dawn of time, although it is natural for us to cut down the trees. Other sources of renewable energy may cause further damage to this planet which ‘activists’ are so keen to save. Hydroelectricity, for example, relies upon the creation of huge dams, flooding vast tracts of land behind them. As a result of dams being built to provide hydroelectricity, “delicate ecosystems such as estuaries and sand banks are removed”, while the flow of the river which has been dammed drops disturbingly, resulting in those who live downstream of the dam and rely upon the river for both a source of water and irrigation for crops suffer from the “effects of drought, famine, and water-borne illnesses which breed in the stagnant waters of dams”, such as cholera and typhoid. Wind power, another ‘wonder-source’ of energy is also damaging, having been given as a reason for the “increased deaths of migratory birds such as the European swallow”, while it also disrupts RADAR, something vital to our nations’ defences. Should we put our nation at risk for the sake of a renewable source of energy that ‘activists’ are so keen to promote? The only other true alternative is nuclear power, which is also vehemently opposed by ‘activists’. Surely you can see now that those who oppose ‘deforestation’ are in fact opposed to our whole way of living and are highly hypocritical? (s)
The final main reason for ‘deforestation’ which I will put forward is the use of wood in building and paper making. Firstly if we look at the reasons wood is used in building. It has been used for thousands of years as a building resource. How many of the most beautiful houses have wood furnishing inside or in their walls. It is used for a variety of purposes in a home, from the actual structure to the furniture that you recline in. Can you name me one other material as versatile as this? There is no other way that we could produce such a wide variety of goods so cheaply and efficiently. There is no alternative to wood. This reason, which as you can see is much needed, is another major explanation for ‘deforestation’.
Also, where would we be without paper? Paper is essential to pass on our knowledge, to keep future generations informed and able, which allows our civilisation to evolve; yet ‘activists’ target it as a problem. Those who leaflet us like a ticker tape parade even use the trees they claim to protect in order to spread the message.
And what of the logging companies which remove the trees? The ‘activists’ claim that the trees are gone forever. However, it is a little published fact that “only 0.07% of deforestation is permanent”(w). Surely anyone could realise that logging companies would quickly go out of business if this was not the case? It is this fact that makes the whole protest of logging companies pointless. Should you worry about this 0.07% then read this other little known fact: “two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered by water. 30% of the Earth's surface is covered by trees. That's 96% of the Earth, untouched by civilisation. Of the remaining 4%, 3% is desert, 0.6% is plains, savannah or tundra, leaving 0.4% for urban use”. This is an absurdly small amount of land for civilisation to live on. Surely then you can see that man needs to push back the boundaries of the forest slightly so that civilisation may expand. |
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