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To: LLCF who wrote (15076)	2/15/2002 4:06:44 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 74559

<If you cut down a forest, WS sees an increase in GDP EVEN IF the whole thing was sold for a couple bucks. > You are right, they completely underestimate the economic value of cutting down a forest. A lot of the tree gets converted to CO2 [being used in disposable products] and that helps the ecosphere by increasing the CO2 atmospheric levels and accelerating plant growth around the world. The forest regrows, which absorbs that CO2 so there isn't a long term gain in CO2 - more is needed by retrieving crude oil, gas, coal and tars. But a forest is worth more than a couple of bucks - I like my outdoor furniture, houses, newspapers and stuff and I have paid a LOT more than a couple of bucks. We are talking big bucks. I say cut more, plant more, drill more, burn more...let's get this economy moving and the ecosphere filled with living things. Mq