cash before conservation

Paul Murray's article on Greenie madness reminds me of my years working at Alcoa. Wagerup refinery was being built, with the associated clear-felling for mine sites.

One senior manager was reported to have said, They want to see trees? show them some photos.

years later I visited the Collie pub. there were photos of magnificent trees. Absolutely dwarfing the men with axes who were chopping them down. where now are those trees? Even the stumps have been destroyed.

now look at Murray's photo of Boranup. Where are the magnificent large trees? not a sign. Dead, is dead.

Murray may be willing to wait a thousand years to see a real tree. I am not.