Originally posted by Cousin Vinnie
If forests are dead, then cut them down, but I'm not talking about dead forests, I'm talking about live, well-organized forests that get destroyed by logging. Believe me, I realize how logging companies work and what they really care about, which is money. Most of them could care less about the forests they cut down (which is stupid of them because if they don't help the forests regenerate, then their industry will soon fall).
For the love of God read what I write, please. Why would a lumber company log a bunch of trees it can't use for anything? The idea is to log them before they die. How does a forest get well organized, by the way?
You don't know the first thing about how logging companies work. I do know people that own or work for logging companies and several people in the forestry business I suggest you meet some as well. I would like to know what personal experience you have had that lead you to your asanine conclusions. All businesses seem to be the same to you. YOU are the one who thinks it's just about money. Logging comapnies know that to make money they will need to have healthy forest in the future. This is the same in any business. If you wan to stay in busniess you must plan for the future by educating and treating employees well. Happy employees are productive employees and will make more money for the business. Essentially by keeping everyone happy and treating them well you can make more money than if you didn't.
As for volunteer groups, why should we have to do this when it should be the responsibility of the logging company. If volunteer groups were to be "more" common, then more and more logging companies would just leave the forests as they are after logging and depend on these volunteer groups. "They" are the ones cutting down the forests. The least they can do is clean up after themselves, especially since they are the ones equipped with machinery to do so.
In most cases they do clean up they simply bulldoze most of the debris into piles and burn it. Even if they don't clean up it doesn't take that much longer for new growth to start up. All you're doing is offering excuses again. You really would rather whine and complain than actually do something about it. maybe you don't care that much after all.