Wooden Coasters - Enviromental?

[The Grape Wizard]

With alot of people going crazy about the enviroment, logging is a big problem. But im surprised the tree huggers haven't complained about wooden coasters.

One coaster must use ALOT of logs?

 

[Hyde]

Not really.

The real environmental argument against roller coasters would be the consumption of fossil fuels in the production and transportation of coaster parts.

 

[Inverse]

I'd think that the logs are all sourced from sustainable forests.

 

[Slash]

Although it is a hell of a lot of wood used in them. Gwazi for example uses 1.5 million square feet of wood.

Thats a lot.

 

[Hyde]

Gwazi is two coasters. Mean Streak uses 1.7 million board feet and GhostRider knocks out a whopping 2.5 million board feet of southern yellow pine. :razz:

I would still imagine gasoline usage still wins from an eco-friendly perspective.

 

[Slash]

I would still imagine gasoline usage still wins from an eco-friendly perspective.

Well yes.... but if you think about it 2.5 million square feet of wood is a hell of a lot.


WAIT A MINUTE, what is The Beast :shock:. Don't ride wooden coasters ! YOUR AIDING CLIMATE CHANGE!

 

[Gazza]

It is a lot of resources being used in total, but a wooden coaster would be far more environmentally friendly than a steel one, given steel has a higher level of embodied energy.

 

[Hyde]

Beast uses 650,000 board feet, a very small amount due to the fact that Beast is a terrain coaster and does not need the same giant wooden structures.

Even if it is a lot of wood, it isn't a scratch in ecologic impact.

 

[Danzibarr]

They just have to realise that wooden coasters are needed to keep the population happy; Happy population will be more likely to stump up on bio-energy, meaning in the end they're all happy

That makes no sense but is my offering to the debate!

 

[gavin]

I've never really thought about it. I think I'll stop riding them now. Thanks for opening my eyes. Not much point being a member on here anymore either I suppose. Bye then!