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 ::I haven't checked my ""honors"" page, but will do so pronto. What makes you think the timber companies don't pay property taxes? Are you confusing them with government whose lands make up half of most states out here on the west coast? And I thought trees grew back? What's the alternative? You're not a cave man are you? I hope you haven't fallen under the spell of propaganda over at the ""hydrogen economy"" page. Just how much faster do trees grow at higher CO2 levels? And what's to bad about warming things up in Russia and Canada? There's a lot of wasted space up that way that would like nice with ferns and coconut palms.   "