Destruction of the Chilean rain forest. Potentially millions of “species” eliminated, forever. Possible cure for cancer gone. Monkeys, snakes, birds and insects killed or forced to relocate. Horrible. But what am I suppose to do?
Refuse the load? El Paso to Georgetown SC. 1750 miles. The longest trip I’ve had in almost a year. Takes me right into the freight “ally” I need to get me home after being OTR for 4 freak’n weeks. All the freight inbound to El Paso from Mexico was Chilean pine, from the rain forest. I’m sick.
I took a photo of the load. Cheap wood from Chile. Shipped into and thru Mexico into the US via El Paso. Shipped to a “cheapo” manufacturer in South Carolina with (possibly) lots of “illegal” Mexican workers. No sign indicating the company name on the building. No habla Ingles. Kind of “hidden” back in the woods. Nobody answers the phone there. The end product is “low-end” cheap screen doors. These people use Swift to ship outbound. Are you surprised?
But what am I supposed to do? This makes me part of the destruction. This makes me part of the problem. I’m no better than the “evil” Latin-American (non-union) lumberjacks that cut the wood down. I feel terrible. I really don’t want any part of this.
But, what am I suppose to do?
For more information go here: http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/PageServer?pagename=can_results_chilean_rain_forest
Photo credit: V Grumpy
