Pine Beetle Deforestation Releasing 270 megatonnes CO2 in Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_pine_beetle
Mountain pine beetle
| Mountain pine beetle | |
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| Adult mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
| Genus: | Dendroctonus |
| Species: | D. ponderosae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, 1902 | |
The mountain pine beetle… Continue reading
The Climate Council: Australia and the Global Response to Climate Change
Flannery’s work prompted Sir David Attenborough to describe him as being “in the league of the all-time great explorers like Dr David Livingstone“.[14]
I was at a alumi event last night put on by La Trobe University here in Melbourne listening to one of Australia’s finest Scientists, Tim Flannery speaking about the reality… Continue reading
Rainforest Destruction is Bad Medicine for the Planet
Here is an overview of why rainforests are critical to life on earth. When we finally come to understand that we are one with nature and what we do to nature befalls us. We are intricately linked with nature. So why are we killing ourselves slowly?
Nature is all about balance and interdependency, human society… Continue reading
In the Mist of Mass Extinction
My intuition tells me we have to be clear of the damage around the world, not just our backyard but understanding the widespead environmental loss. This undermines our survival folks!
Its time to get real. Raise awareness with much love, for many languish in ignorance, I am speaking of those who are creating… Continue reading
Bruce Cockburn: When A Tree Falls in the Forest Are You Listening?
I recall when I first heard this song, it deeply affected me. All in the name of progress which is clothed in ignorance. This is indeed the dark ages marketed as higher standards of living. These days more are considering quality of life issues and for some economists, happiness is emerging as the real wealth… Continue reading