We use trees for paper, buildings, firewood, and so much more. How is there enough??
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The short answer is that we have a lot of trees and since they’re a renewable resource it’s hard to run out.
The long answer is that despite that we still cause massive habitat destruction from deforestation and as many will point out, the quality of lumber has significantly decreased over the years as we go for shorter and shorter planting/cutting cycles, usually indicated by the grain on older and newer timber being much more dense on the older ones. And of course a lot of wildlife pays the price for this consumption. We won’t really run out but it’s just funny how back in the 2000s curbing our wood consumption was one of the top priorities for environmental groups and now all of a sudden paper/wooden products are seen as eco friendly options.
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