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Before and after shots of the same tree in an old-growth forest in British Columbia. We all know that the Amazon rainforest is being destroyed by greed and corruption, but I doubt that many people realise that supposedly more sensible countries are also doing it...
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/02/canada-forests-clearcutting-ecosystem
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/05/the-last-great-tree-a-majestic-relic-of-canadas-vanishing-boreal-forest
3rdoption
Canada is a petrostate with amazing PR.
stingraysds
This makes me deeply sad and profoundly disappointed.
ImmortalChild
We've never been as sensible as BIG CANADA propaganda would have you believe. Exploitation of natural resources, but make it polite..
oddoregano
I bet they said sorry
buzkilljoy
wtf Canada?!
FetaForMoses
Sorry, Eh. *continues doing evil shit*
Cutthroatlemur
I just cannot imagine taking a chainsaw to an old growth tree. That’s a crime against nature.
stingraysds
We are a virulent species.
sevenfingerman
What for? We have tree farms, shouldn’t those cover all of our lumber/paper needs?
SandwichRGood
But my $5,000,000 set imported Italian albino penis wood chairs!