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Protecting forests isn’t that complicated

Por: The Boston Globe Opinion December 02, 2022

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We appreciate David Abel’s article about clear-cutting in Green Mountain National Forest (“,” Page A1, Nov. 26). In it, a forest products industry representative defends the destruction of our public forests because of the logging jobs they provide. But this is incredibly short-sighted. Preserving forested lands, especially older forests, is critical for slowing global heating. Trees and forest soils are the planet’s first line of... + full article



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