Comments for Timberati http://normbenson.com/timberati Reasonably green thoughts Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:25:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Discussing “Working Landscapes, Working Waterscapes” by search engine marketing http://normbenson.com/timberati/2012/01/20/discussing-working-landscapes-working-waterscapes/#comment-2671 search engine marketing Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:25:44 +0000 http://normbenson.com/timberati/?p=5189#comment-2671 The question that we must pose, perhaps impose upon ourselves is this - is a way of life worth sacrificing for life itself? I think it is much easier to change a lifestyle than it is to alter the course of nature to suit ourselves in the short term. In most cases that I am familiar with, the latter always results in negative impacts that cannot be anticipated. Nature is just too unpredictable. The question that we must pose, perhaps impose upon ourselves is this – is a way of life worth sacrificing for life itself? I think it is much easier to change a lifestyle than it is to alter the course of nature to suit ourselves in the short term. In most cases that I am familiar with, the latter always results in negative impacts that cannot be anticipated. Nature is just too unpredictable.

]]> Comment on Weekend Postcards of Deforestation by How many trees are killed to make paper, and how much does recycling reduce that? | The Best Green Products http://normbenson.com/timberati/2012/01/21/weekend-postcards-of-deforestation/#comment-2584 How many trees are killed to make paper, and how much does recycling reduce that? | The Best Green Products Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:09:47 +0000 http://normbenson.com/timberati/?p=5202#comment-2584 [...] Service Source: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/... Add your own answer in the comments! by Noah Scalin Question by the?: How many trees are killed to make paper, and how much does recyc...many trees are killed to make paper, and how much does recycling reduce that? Just wondering, [...] [...] Service Source: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/... Add your own answer in the comments! by Noah Scalin Question by the?: How many trees are killed to make paper, and how much does recyc…many trees are killed to make paper, and how much does recycling reduce that? Just wondering, [...]

]]> Comment on Dr. Whatsforlunch or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Chemicals by Timberati http://normbenson.com/timberati/2012/01/13/dr-whatsforlunch-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-chemicals/#comment-2500 Timberati Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:03:59 +0000 http://normbenson.com/timberati/?p=5075#comment-2500 True. Mostly the population rose not because we started breeding like rabbits, rather we stopped dying like flies. So, yes, improved nutrition and access to adequate food supplies led to the increase. With the knowledge that their children would live to maturity, couples (not all of course) didn't need to has as many and began having fewer. The rate has been plummeting since 1955-1965. But I'm not completely convinced the food supply is the major factor, countries such as China and India have been over-populated for hundreds (thousands?) of years despite having little food and famines occurring frequently. Bringing population rate under control seems to happen when people are wealthy enough that the economy moves from poverty subsistence agriculture to more prosperous trades and services. True. Mostly the population rose not because we started breeding like rabbits, rather we stopped dying like flies. So, yes, improved nutrition and access to adequate food supplies led to the increase. With the knowledge that their children would live to maturity, couples (not all of course) didn’t need to has as many and began having fewer. The rate has been plummeting since 1955-1965.

But I’m not completely convinced the food supply is the major factor, countries such as China and India have been over-populated for hundreds (thousands?) of years despite having little food and famines occurring frequently.

Bringing population rate under control seems to happen when people are wealthy enough that the economy moves from poverty subsistence agriculture to more prosperous trades and services.

]]> Comment on Dr. Whatsforlunch or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Chemicals by Michael http://normbenson.com/timberati/2012/01/13/dr-whatsforlunch-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-chemicals/#comment-2482 Michael Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:20:02 +0000 http://normbenson.com/timberati/?p=5075#comment-2482 Good little vid that is basically right on though I would point out a caveat: 1. It is also possible that intensive farming led to the increase in population and that without the food availability the human population could have expanded at the rate it did. I agree very much with the stat that wealthier (and subsequently more educated populations) have smaller families so improving living and education standards for poorer countries is the best way to limit population growth. Good little vid that is basically right on though I would point out a caveat:
1. It is also possible that intensive farming led to the increase in population and that without the food availability the human population could have expanded at the rate it did.

I agree very much with the stat that wealthier (and subsequently more educated populations) have smaller families so improving living and education standards for poorer countries is the best way to limit population growth.

]]> Comment on Resolved to go organic in 2012? Consider these 10 points. by Michael http://normbenson.com/timberati/2012/01/05/resolved-to-go-organic-in-2012-consider-these-10-points/#comment-2440 Michael Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:04:27 +0000 http://normbenson.com/timberati/?p=5078#comment-2440 @Timberati We definitely are in agreement on most of the major points you make in your response and the original post especially regarding feeding the majority of the population and the amount of acreage required in a purely organic world. A bit off-topic but germaine to this is a conversation I had with a friend who is a nurse down in Redding about this subject. His comment was that maybe not having as much cheap food available in a mostly organic world might be a good thing to reduce the obesity rate in the US. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek but food for thought..... @Timberati We definitely are in agreement on most of the major points you make in your response and the original post especially regarding feeding the majority of the population and the amount of acreage required in a purely organic world. A bit off-topic but germaine to this is a conversation I had with a friend who is a nurse down in Redding about this subject. His comment was that maybe not having as much cheap food available in a mostly organic world might be a good thing to reduce the obesity rate in the US. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek but food for thought…..

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