Redwood Saga

Thus is a 1946 documentary about the logging industry in California. On the one hand, you may be saddened at the very idea of cutting down a thousand-year-old redwood, but on the other hand, the people of 1946 didn't have much in the way of plastic to make everything out of. Moving to plastic and other artificial materials may have saved some trees, but the long-term consequences of creating materials that last forever are pretty dire. I'm glad we managed to save a few redwoods; they may flourish again after mankind is gone. (via Memo of the Air)