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Tongass Forest in Danger from Logging

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by scrappygator, Dec 2, 2024.

  1. Dec 2, 2024 #1
    scrappygator

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    I am not soliciting donations, but this is ridiculous.

    Chickadees and kinglets flit about the canopies of 800 year-old Sitka Spruce. A mother grizzly bear ambles down the slope, two bouncing cubs in tow — today she will teach them to catch salmon in the nearby bay.

    Welcome to the Tongass National Forest.

    Spanning across southeast Alaska, the Tongass is the world's largest intact temperate rainforest — but it won't be for long if the logging companies get their way.

    800 year-old trees are on the chopping block
     
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  2. Dec 2, 2024 #2
    citygator

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  3. Dec 2, 2024 #3
    gator_jo

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    Is there any question about what we should prepare to soon see?


    "Drill baby drill!! Cut everything down!! We're growing the greatest economy in American history!!! Herf, derf derf!!!"

    "Yay!! I love that makeup wearing orange guy!! 'Murica!!!"
     
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    sierragator

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    clean air, water, air, and land are all overrated anyway
     
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  5. Dec 2, 2024 #5
    Trickster

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    See Syria thread, post #6. Like kudzu, we are an invasive species, and usually only a few benefit.
     
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  6. Dec 2, 2024 #6
    Gatorrick22

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    This is criminal, and they should be forced to keep these priceless trees and forest.
     
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  7. Dec 2, 2024 #7
    mdgator05

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    You want the threaten Alaska with trade deals?
     
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    Gatorrick22

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    Lol... too many screens opened once.
     
  9. Dec 2, 2024 #9
    GatorJMDZ

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    While I wouldn't label you an environmentalist, you do have a strong appreciation for the importance of the rain forests and now these trees. Hopefully more gain that understanding.
     
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