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A 12 page paper that provides an overview of the literature concerning the lumber industry and their unethical environmental practices, including clear-cutting. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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as the perspectives of lumber industry executives who often attempt to support their actions through claims of reforestation and of effective resource management. Though these industry "buzz" words underscore
at least a moderate effort to rebuild the damage of clear-cutting, the fact that the industry can pursue these avenues of support while also continuing the destructive practices suggests that
the lumber industry has no fundamental ethical commitment to the environment. I. Introduction For decades, the lumber industry has taken free reign over large segments of the
American wilderness and reeked undeniable havoc on ecosystems in the name of profit. Though attempts have been made through federal legislative processes as well as grass roots political movements
to end the devastating effects of clear cutting and over-lumbering, little has been done to effectively stop the range of damaging practices still being implemented in segments of the lumber
industry. When a person views a clear-cut region of what was once a forest, it is difficult to perceive the many different environmental effects that this type of practice has on
the area. If one looks at a clear-cut region on the side of a mountain, for example, it only appears as a whitened patch or a bald spot, and
does not appear to be any obvious environmental hazard. But the environmental impacts begin from the moment a lumber company brings their large, invasive trucks into a new region,
changing the course of water systems and eroding existing soil bases, to the impacts caused by removing trees that host wildlife, support the watershed, prevent topsoil erosion and decrease carbon
dioxide levels in the air. The reduction of natural habitats and the shift in predatory scenarios that result from reductions in certain animal and insect populations have created a
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