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Originally Posted by Byte1
We used to call such folks "Tree huggers." They are more concerned about saving the trees than those that might need the wood for said tree to build shelter for their families. Progress has it's cost and man is at the top of the ecology food chain.
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Wow, this is actually VERY INSTRUCTIVE. Knocking "tree huggers". By saying that it is OK to EXCESSIVELY cut down trees (like in the Brazilian rain forest) we are DENYING the earth its oxygen and the ability to absorb CO2 - which is what is causing the dying glaciers and the increases in CO2 in the ocean. Ask yourself why are large cities HOTTER than farming areas? The answer is obviously that cities have fewer TREES than farming areas. Then the cities need more A/C than the farming areas, which means more electricity needs to be produced........and from where ------carbon sources like natural gas and coal, which produce POLLUTION. Currently, smart city planners are trying to plant MORE trees in the city to DROP the temperature down. Smart city planners are calling for a 3 or 4-day work week to have people NOT commuting into the warm city and NOT creating tailpipe exhaust HEAT and pollution.
The 1st world is currently trying to move AWAY from environmental destruction and toward recycling and home construction codes that included better insulation and preventing energy loss. The more trees around a house the cooler it is in the summer and if deciduous, the leaves drop and let in the sun for the winter - thus saving heating AND cooling energy. Trees also slow down winds from tornados and hurricanes.
Basically "tree huggers" are patriotic Americans!