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Tag Archives: anthropogenic global warming
‘Environmentalism’ doesn’t need to address climate change
Dave Roberts wonders on Grist.org (motto: “A beacon in the smog”), “Can we survive in conditions [caused by global warming] that humanity has literally never faced?” Oh I think so. In fact,our species have faced such occurrences. Notable warm periods … Continue reading
Posted in environment
Tagged AGW, anthropogenic global warming, Climate Change, environment
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Let’s not gush about our clean energy options
Estimates regarding the rate of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil blowout get spewier with each succeeding news cycle. The mess being made requires that we Americans consider what we are willing to pay—economically and environmentally— for energy. I didn’t see President … Continue reading
Posted in Life as I find it, Sustainability, Technology, environment
Tagged AGW, anthropogenic global warming, California, environment, Sustainability, Technology
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Sounding the alarmed, are the world’s forests 80% fragmented?
Ignorance is the parent of fear” – Herman Melville Willful Sturm und Drang A statement crafted to alarm you: “…80 percent of the world’s intact forests are already gone.” – Tzeporah Berman, co-founder of ForestEthics. But it could have come … Continue reading
Posted in Forestry
Tagged AGW, anthropogenic global warming, Climate Change, Deforestation, Forestry, The illusion of preservation
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You’re pulling my Yang. Ten dead-on reasons for using dead tree stuff.
Some anti-logging activists have latched onto a fact like mistletoe on a branch; it looks green but it’s hurting the trees rather than helping. The fact: Trees remove carbon dioxide from the air, and via photosynthesis combine the CO2 with … Continue reading
Posted in Forestry
Tagged AGW, anthropogenic global warming, Climate Change, Deforestation, environment, Forestry, Sustainability, The illusion of preservation, WTF
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California’s Deforestation Due to Wildfire
This is a map of the National Forests in California. These forests comprise about half of the forestland in California. The Forest Service graphic below shows the results of the 2000-2009 fire season in California. About 1% of California’s fires … Continue reading