Re: Boston Globe opinion piece

[Joseph Zorzin]

Some amazing non sequiturs in that article. Such as:

 

They also took the state to task for a cut in the northern Berkshire Savoy Mountain State Forest. But consultant forester ****** of Cummington defended it. “That’s where you see moose now,’’ he said.

Wow, let's see the logic- if there are moose now on that site (which I strongly doubt but it's possible)- then that proves that the massive messy clearcut was a good thing. hmmmmm.....

 

And another:

 

The wood products industry in the Northeast and southern Canada “is on life support,’’ said ******* in an interview after the meeting. “These proposals could deliver the death knell.’’ He said many of the state’s remaining saw mills are small, family-run operations that have been selling off land to make their payrolls. “This will hasten their demise.’’

 

hmmmmm..... let's look at the logic--- he implies that there is a direct link between limiting the acreage of timber harvesting on state land will push some businesses out of business..... the implication is that a shortage of raw material is the main source of the business problems for these mills.... forgetting that this is not the problem at all, the problem is a drop in the international market for their products, along with local mills no longer being competitive

 

But, these non sequiturs and many more like them are what we often get out of the forestry profession in policy debates and the wood industry. Perhaps forestry schools should offer a course in logic, usually found in the philosophy department- and while there they might also take some courses in ethics and morality.

 

Joe

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Heather Clish

To: forest-futures-techni...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:25 AM

Subject: Boston Globe opinion piece

Hi,

 

FYI in case you haven't seen it already - attached is an opinion piece on the Forest Futures forum in Pittsfield that appeared in the Boston Globe today.

 

Heather

 

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Heather Clish

Deputy Director of Conservation

Appalachian Mountain Club

5 Joy Street

Boston, MA 02108

617-391-6580

www.outdoors.org

 

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