I agree with you completely. The debate with the Redwood is about how bad it would be if they have not been able to stop the oil pipeline that was planned about 2000 miles away.
And being a Redwood tree it can not and does not reply suggesting 2000 miles away did not have much effect on it, or anything else. Its a TREE! Major win for left in debate. And well argued. By their standards. Of course, the ignore it being a tree. Since it did not try to destroy the world it supports them.
Nemo