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Log harvesting is some of the most amazing machinery I’ve ever witnessed. I worked at Sierra Pacific Industries for 4 years, writing optimization software for the lumber mills. The goal is to recover the most value for a log, minimize waste, etc. Every part of the log is used, good wood for structural lumber, clean chips are used for pressboard, bark is used for mulch, and all waste chips / dust are burned to generate power.
The cleared land is replanted with an idea to efficient spacing, access to sun & water, etc. Wood is an amazing material and one of the only actual renewable materials we’ve got.
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That is why we need to keep CO2 in the atmosphere, and maybe try to increase the CO2 level to enhance the growth of material-producing, oxygen-producing trees.
The Carbon Cycle – something that used to be taught to every high school student, and is now apparently forbidden knowledge for Ivy League graduates.
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