Environment & Energy

Thanks for your work to bring attention to these issues.

When the first European settlers arrived here (upper Midwest) the old growth stands of White Pine, Beech, and Maple were clear cut. To build houses? To build furniture? No. The timber was carried to docks along the Lake Michigan shore and sold to passing ships to be burned as fuel.

Now, 150 years later land is being clear cut here and the timber is then turned into pellets and sold overseas as a "renewable fuel." See how "green" we are now?