You're right, it's not about picking a side. But the powers that be pick issues abitrarily. They protect animals and plants whether that's in the best interest of ALL the planet or not.

I'm all for conservation, but not at the expense of the good of the majority. I learned a lot about conservation in Florida - they're all about that there. In Ohio, they have very little of it going on, in truth.

But in FL, they save the gators and trees, and if you buy a lot, you better check to see if you can cut the tree down before you build, or you're stuck with property tax on an unbuildable lot you can't sell, you can't live there - what good is that? They don't have a million acres protected?



Great trees, beautiful state, but one tree is not going to sink the whole place.

I'm talking about live oaks, and they drop their acorns which sprout like weeds. Sure it takes a long time till they're huge - not as slow as northern oaks but a long time, but they are everywhere.