You really could. They have a personal wealth that rivals some nations GDP. Paying almost every penny they make in profit to maintain that level of privilege is fine by me.

This is understated. I live in Canada and the pest danger is already severe. Every dead tree you see in the forests has the telltale squiggly track marks of the Emerald Ash Borer or other bark beetles. Out west is suffering record fires. Logging is the only category I’d be less concerned about here because they are required by law to replace what they harvest.