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The logging ban also has the effect of preventing road construction and other ancillary development that always seems to follow. I think there is value to the
by wavefunction 2y ago
The logging ban also has the effect of preventing road construction and other ancillary development that always seems to follow. I think there is value to the logging ban beyond just the direct effect on trees.
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- TheChaplain 2y agoRoad construction is afaik used to make traffic/transportation more effective, so not doing so seems like a gigantic waste of resources in a growing society.
- poorman 2y agoThere are vast amounts of land in this country that only have roads and infrastructure because of logging and mining. Anyone who spends any mount of time outdoors at any longitude west of Denver, is sure to drive down these forest and mining roads when camping. Not to mention, these roads often open up access to lands for new towns and communities. And, as we are approaching the season, these roads are used for emergency services and additionally the maintenance of forests through controlled burns and the prevention of further spreading wildfires.
- tbrownaw 2y ago> Not to mention, these roads often open up access to lands for new towns and communities. That would be the "other ancillary development that always seems to follow" that the GP comment says there's value in preventing. There a line of thinking that says that humans are evil and there should be less of them and those that remain should be confined to a more limited area.
- mistrial9 2y ago> humans are evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
- mik3y 2y agoIn case you're interested, there's a fascinating recent book about the effects roads & road development have on their surroundings (and the planet at large): _Crossings_ by Ben Goldfarb [1] [1] https://www.bengoldfarb.com/crossings https://www.bengoldfarb.com/crossings