New study finds that extreme approaches work best, but come with risks
Read: “Is the global economy a Ponzi scheme?”
We’re using up the planet, “we’re targeting our own children and grandchildren.” Yep—it’s a Ponzi scheme
Hard-won battles against illegal logging are paying off
Action inside forested countries and on the international market has slowed illegal logging
Read: “Intensive farming good for forests” by Fred Pearce
New Scientist, 25 Aug 2009
Where to plant forests to fight climate change?
Forests up north may store more carbon, but they grow too slow to take a big bite out of people’s carbon emissions
Buzz about the Sahara forest scheme
Can a scheme to fight global warming by turning deserts into forests really work?
Forest a desert, cool the world
Computer simulations suggest a plan to cover the Sahara desert with trees could fight global warming
Hot new high-tech energy source is … wood?
New wood-burning power plants could turn an old, dirty fuel into clean, renewable energy
When burning gas is good for the planet
Methane collected from rotting cow dung can spare the air and save forests
