Re: GBlist: Home Depot, Certified Lumber, etc.

[John Abrams <jabrams@vineyard.net>]

Alex Wilson said, in response to Mary's post about certication:

>In your message you pointed out that the Fishers failed to gain FSC
>certification, but you go on to blame FSC and the organizations certifying
>forests to FSC standards anyway. Your own example discredits your argument.
>What gives? FSC-based forest certification is far better than conventional
>practice. Yes, there are opportunities for improving it down-the-road, but
>the loss of this voluntary program--through which consumers can voice their
>demand for well-managed forests via their purchasing decisions--would be a
>tremendous loss to those of us that have been working for years to improve
>forest management.

Thank you Alex - you said it better and quicker than I could or did. 
Let's be sure we support  the improvement of the certification 
process,  not the trashing of it.

John

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