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Tag Archives: Sustainability
iPads and Kindles are better for the environment than books? Come again?
Brian Palmer (aka Slate’s Green Lantern) writes that “iPads and Kindles are better for the environment than books.” If the Lantern has taught you anything, it’s that most consumer products make their biggest scar on the Earth during manufacture and … Continue reading
Posted in Forestry, Sustainability, Technology
Tagged Deforestation, ebook readers, ebooks, eReaders, Forestry, Sustainability, Technology, The illusion of preservation
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Book Review: The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Let me recommend a startling book to you, because whether you read a book a week or you haven’t picked one up since you discovered the wonders of the internet, this one deserves your attention. The book is The Rational … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, Sustainability, Technology, environment
Tagged Matt Ridley, Sustainability, The Rational Optimist
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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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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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IPCC 4th Assessment Report doesn’t agree with the Center for Biological Diversity
Apparently, the Center for Biological Diversity doesn’t agree with the Mitigation Working Group Report [PDF] in IPCC’s 4th Assessment as to the best strategy for mitigating CO2. Photo from south island on New Zealand. “Biomass clearing and site preparation prior … Continue reading
Posted in Forestry
Tagged 4AR, anthropogenic global warming, clearcutting, Climate Change, Deforestation, environment, Forestry, IPCC, logging, Sustainability, timber harvesting
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