http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/98 Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:08:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/98/comment-page-1#comment-21 Kathy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:47:20 +0000 http://www.goodforforests.com/?p=98#comment-21 Dear Mr. Deck Tile – thanks for your note. I couldn’t agree more. We do need to change the way we do things and be more conscious of the purchasing decisions we are making. Only 10% of the world’s forests are certified – how do you know the product you are purchasing comes from a sustainably managed forest or one that has been legally logged? Forest certification is key to providing consumers with those assurances. We all have to do our part and that starts with asking questions about the source of the products we are purchasing. Bamboo and other rapidly renewable products are good, but they are not the only solution – we can’t start planting bamboo everywhere, especially in North America where we have much different forests. We also have to ask questions about things like was the resource well-managed, were social, environmental and economic values considered, what were the greenhouse gases associated with transporting the product. These are life cycle analysis questions that people are starting to think about more and more. Thanks again for your note and your commitment to responsible forest management! Dear Mr. Deck Tile – thanks for your note. I couldn’t agree more. We do need to change the way we do things and be more conscious of the purchasing decisions we are making. Only 10% of the world’s forests are certified – how do you know the product you are purchasing comes from a sustainably managed forest or one that has been legally logged? Forest certification is key to providing consumers with those assurances. We all have to do our part and that starts with asking questions about the source of the products we are purchasing. Bamboo and other rapidly renewable products are good, but they are not the only solution – we can’t start planting bamboo everywhere, especially in North America where we have much different forests. We also have to ask questions about things like was the resource well-managed, were social, environmental and economic values considered, what were the greenhouse gases associated with transporting the product. These are life cycle analysis questions that people are starting to think about more and more. Thanks again for your note and your commitment to responsible forest management!

]]> http://www.goodforforests.com/archives/98/comment-page-1#comment-20 Mr. Deck Tile Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:20:08 +0000 http://www.goodforforests.com/?p=98#comment-20 I have to humbly say that I am most impressed with all of the phenomenal work that the sustainable forestry crusaders put forth into the cause. With all of the accelerated Green moving politics and geopolitical struggles going on during these times we all are going to have to drastically change the way we do things and be conscious of our footprint on the world. My family and I have been using different types of materials that come from sustainable forestry's of South America. We use coconut and bamboo materials as often as possible and we use <a href='http://www.decktiledirect.com' rel="nofollow">deck tiles</a> that we purchase in the united states. It takes personal responsibility to change the world one household at a time. I have to humbly say that I am most impressed with all of the phenomenal work that the sustainable forestry crusaders put forth into the cause. With all of the accelerated Green moving politics and geopolitical struggles going on during these times we all are going to have to drastically change the way we do things and be conscious of our footprint on the world. My family and I have been using different types of materials that come from sustainable forestry’s of South America. We use coconut and bamboo materials as often as possible and we use deck tiles that we purchase in the united states. It takes personal responsibility to change the world one household at a time.

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