s affected the economic growth of America. He also addresses the ideas that it has gone way too far and the logging industry keeps brushing this problem off of their shoulders. If many other businesses developed programs that sent representatives to numerous towns to speak with people on the issues of the logging industry and the consumption of the goods that timber supports. A common ground can be developed between business and citizens. It is the government’s responsibility to establish these types of programs. Yet there is little action being taken to develop this awareness. Why? I do not have the answers to this complicated problem.The government is not making deforestation an important issue in America because it will affect the entire economic system not just in America but in exportation of timber. According to Chiras, “ No understanding of the ecological importance of forests and the free services they provide to humans. This ignorance continues to fuel deforestation,” (Chiras 213). The environmental world is extremely distressed about the lack of concern that is displayed from the government and there is little if nothing at all being progressively done to decrease the distribution of timber for materialistic concerns. At the other end of the line businesses are viewing environmentalist as over pushy and a nuisance to society. They are then taking their views on environmentalists and using them to coax Americans into believing that this whole idea of cutting back on timber distribution is not necessary. The government and businesses are using this as a weapon to help promote the continuation of consuming paper products, and timber. There is no evidence that the government is taking this issue seriously and it is a tragedy. If Americans can not believe the government then who can they trust to guide America into a stable future?Ignorance is a huge aspect of why deforestation is taking place. What brought on thi...
