Greenwashing; or why trees hate stimulus

This is Stimulus. You can read and dissect the whole thing. Check out page 56 for forest info. Suffice to say that much like Democratic campaigns all last year, especially Obama's, the domestic allocations of funds reek of greenwashing.

Defined:

Greenwashing is the unjustified appropriation of environmental virtue by a company, an industry, a government, a politician or even a non-government organization to create a pro-environmental image, sell a product or a policy, or to try and rehabilitate their standing with the public and decision makers after being embroiled in controversy.

Nice. In this case the culprit is the US government itself (surprise, surprise) and it stands guilty of (re-)conspiring to cut down the national forests in the name of protecting them, and paying billions to corporations in the name of ecological renewal. Also, encouraging greenwashing at the local level.

Greenwashing in Oregon.

Greenwashing here in Humboldt.

Owls die (of course). Trees die (of course). Nobody gives a fuck, because at this point it's all about maintaining the image that the government cares about humans. The welfare of all other life forms (except maybe bald eagles) was forgotten a long time ago if it was ever considered at all.

The big question is not: "How much life will humans destroy in the name of 'environmental protection' before it's 'too late?;'"

The big question is: "How much will be left after 'too late' is over?"

What species will remain after greenwashing and the war machine that created it are burned out? I have talked to trees at length about this, and they all intend to remain for a very long time. Spotted owls are hopeful, but they need a lot of help, and more than a little luck, to hang on at this point.