There is actually a solution in practice in other parts of the world. When I was in Sweden I was amazed at the trucks coming and cleaning up the slash, right down to twigs and leaves.
They are using it as a biofuel to replace coal and oil. Its pretty close to carbon neutral if you consider the forest is replanted. Harder to do here given the terrain, but not impossible if we modify the system a touch. The biggest issue I see is cost- we are used to cheap electricity and Id say its more expensive.
https://www.woodbusiness.ca/swedish-slash-227/
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