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Logging (even clear cutting) is actually not harmful to the environment if it is done correctly.

Logging on state and federal lands provides almost all of the lumber that we use to build most of our structures. So in that view, logging is good for the economy.

Wood stores Carbon in the form of cellulose which a plant gains from atmospheric Carbon. This is helping our environment. Large plants/trees take in less Carbon than small plants/trees. So it only makes sense for us to cut the large trees for lumber (where the carbon continues to be stored) and allow younger trees to develop and take more carbon out of the environment.

I do however agree that there are some areas that should not be logged to preserve some areas as they are without being touched by man.

Also, if logging is done wrong, it can lead to mass erosion and to temperature increases in specific watersheds.

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Logging is harmful to the environment because it leads to deforestation, which results in loss of biodiversity, disruption of ecosystems, soil erosion, and increased greenhouse gas emissions. It can also contribute to habitat destruction for many species and impact the livelihoods of indigenous communities.

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