Interesting point, Liberosist. This leads me to wonder, is it ethical to cut down old growth timber to build a house? Now what if we are not building a house but sending the log to the toothpick factory instead? Is floss more ethical than toothpick use? I'd better just install solar panels on my roof and use an electric water pick. Oops, better make sure those solar panels are not produced in a Communist police state. Ouch...big price difference! Ok, cut the darn tree down.