Pakistan Floods and the Timber Mafia

'Timber mafia' made floods worse - Flood of Misery - Al Jazeera English

Illegal logging is cited as one of the reasons behind the ferocity of floods in Pakistan.

Here is another reason why we like frame moldings that with FSC certified methods and made in the US if possible - this shows the risks associated with uncontrolled deforestation - which is devastating forests worldwide

Recycle your old frame corners into a roof detail??

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/garden/03recycle.html?_r=2

check this out... interesting application of materials - I have always wondered what to do with all those old frame corners.... here is a one man's albeit time consuming solution.

photo by Michael Stravato for The New York Times