WHY SOFT PAPER IS ROUGH ON FORESTS.

The article discusses the environmental impacts associated with soft paper manufacturing, noting the acreage of Canada's boreal forest trees lost to paper-making for newspapers and soft toilet tissue. Such paper reportedly is made from wood pulp in virgin or live timber. The effect of clear-cutting such timber on the Blackburnian warbler and other birds is discussed. Other animals potentially affected include caribou, bears, moose, and lynx. Also noted is the high degree of carbon sequestration provided by boreal forests. The Natural Resources Defense Council is cited regarding virgin trees that could be saved with greater use of toilet tissue manufactured from recycled paper.