So well said, so sad, and so true. There are reasons for some optimism, yet in many places in South America, Southeast Asia, and Central Africa, this story continues every day. Even closer to home, the assault on the Tongass continues, and in October of 2020, a huge area of surviving old growth rainforest was again opened for clear cut logging...subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongass_National_Forest#Logging
So well said, so sad, and so true. There are reasons for some optimism, yet in many places in South America, Southeast Asia, and Central Africa, this story continues every day. Even closer to home, the assault on the Tongass continues, and in October of 2020, a huge area of surviving old growth rainforest was again opened for clear cut logging...subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongass_National_Forest#Logging
Thanks for sharing, Cliff. Readers - this is a valid [safe] link worth clicking and reading.