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Since the mid 1980's say.
Either way it doesn't affect my central points which are:
Trees and Carpentry are better than Concrete IMO.
Commercial tree growing isn't always the best thing for the environment.
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Trees and Carpentry are better than Concrete IMO.
Commercial tree growing isn't always the best thing for the environment.
Yes I think you're right on both counts. Concrete, cement, bricks etc have a huge carbon footprint. Lots of heat required. Same with steel, glass, other metals. Mining also Very environmentally destructive.
However, pine forests create a monoculture where nothing else can grow.
William.
Depends what you mean by recent, there was a big demand for wars and for coal mines, and with imports not guaranteed having domestic stock was a national security issue.