Steve, Unfortunately it's the Global Warming "Rent Seekers" who want to enrich themselves like Al Gore who have brainwashed a gullible public into thinking we are all doomed unless we allow a massive transfer of wealth to these people via "cap & trade", etc. Al Gore, whose palatial house uses enough energy to power a small town, has invested in such a scheme that will return him millions. Yes the debate is over - cap & trade is one of the biggest scams ever perpetrated in history. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Springer Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: High elevation forest response to climate change and other factors Mike, Well stated. I am of the persuasion that invasive exotics are more problematic to our forests than the climate change theory. Steve Springer _____
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Leonard Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 6:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: High elevation forest response to climate change and other factors Lee, Yes more CO2 increases plant growth while I agree that more CO2 in laboratory conditions traps more heat. You admit that scientists have different opinions on the methods for filtering out different factors so it will remain a complicated puzzle. Maybe the best thing to do is to agree to disagree and work on some commonly accepted goals like supporting a real energy policy that will declare a moratorium on all new coal fired power plants and reduce our use of all fossil fuels. I am very concerned with how continued acidic precipitation is changing soil chemistry i.e., leaching important nutrients like calcium and magnesium. While more CO2 increases plant growth, this leaching slows it. We also need to do a better job of protecting more forest land and slowing down deforestation not only here but around the world. I heard the state of Maryland is promoting a no net loss of forest land? Finally, the introduction of non-native plants, insects, and diseases continues to be a major problem which has reduced forest diversity and threatens whole ecosystems. Too much energy (no pun intended) has been wasted on the CO2 boogeyman taking attention and money away from these other problems. Climate Expert Hansen says we need to keep CO2 levels down to 330 ppm. Well you can just forget about that especially since Obama and Reid have killed nuclear power as an option when they pulled the plug on Yucca Mountain. So if we reduce our forest fuel use while protecting as much forest as we can then I think we won't have to worry about the extra CO2. Some may say that's wishful thinking but I think the cure (cap & trade) being proposed by the climate change scaremongers is much worse than the disease. Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
