“cost that would be accrued due to the loss of this nature”
“cost would be paid by us all”
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Conservation is a relatively new practice which, I personally feel, is a great step forward for us as a species. We've been gifted a beautiful world to live on, we just have to make sure to keep it that way. Throughout history we expanded over the lands, building great empires. But in the process, we made permanent changes to the face of our home. There are many countries with a longer history than that of the current United States, who have already lost their chance to preserve the natural beauty and wonder of their homeland. And while we can replant forests, we can't replant the hundreds to thousands of years worth of time they spent growing, nor can we replant the many, many plants that have been permanently lost, due to the loss of their habitat.
This is a Fleeting moment in time and history, just as each moment before now, where we can make a choice. We previously didn't know nor understand the consequences of our actions regarding nature, but as we have grown, we have Learned. There is precious little Old Growth forest left on Earth, let alone in the U.S., and we have the potential to lose it all, here and now. The great forests we explored as children, or even as adults, that filled us with wonder and beauty, could be forever lost. With full understanding of the costs, we could lose some of the last remaining natural beauty in the world. That our children, and our children's children, might never experience the beauty of their home, would be a great sin.
And if that isn't enough to convince, then to briefly touch on the dry, economic aspects of this conversation, the meager pittance gained by the lumber companies and other developers, would far outweigh the cost that would be accrued due to the loss of this nature. Forests clean our air, purify our water, and protect the life on this earth in myriad ways. To rescind the Roadless rule would not benefit the People. It may temporarily benefit a few companies, but the cost would be paid by us all.
Please, Don't Rescind this rule. If you still have some wonder, or love, in your hearts, then please protect Our nature, Our Home.
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