http://westcoastclimateequity.org Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/07/forests-of-carbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forests-of-carbon http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/07/forests-of-carbon/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:03:10 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4728 Mountain pine beetle devastation in BC has resulted in 400-plus million cubic metres of dead wood, enough to rebuild the three cities of Toronto, Montreal and New York. This one ecological disaster, the largest in North America, means that BC's 60 million hectares of forests are now a net emitter of greenhouse gases, and the province will be unable to reach its goal of reducing its GHG emissions 30% by 2020. Study, "Managing BC's Forests For A Cooler Planet," by Ben Parfitt, a collaborative work of environmentalists, labour unions and academics, proposes a revolutionary change in BC's forestry practices. The emphasis would shift from the maximum amount of cut that forests can sustain to the maximum amount of carbon that can be sequestered in trees and wood products - from an Annual Allowable Cut to a Carbon Cut Calculation (CCC).

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/07/forests-of-carbon/feed/ 3 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/03/12/looking-on-the-bright-side-of-the-pine-beetle-devastation-in-bc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=looking-on-the-bright-side-of-the-pine-beetle-devastation-in-bc http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/03/12/looking-on-the-bright-side-of-the-pine-beetle-devastation-in-bc/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:52:56 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=2540 While the pine beetles march on, some innovative industries have sprung up to make use of the dead timber covering the mountainsides. Designers and contractors have embraced the potential environmental kudos earned by building with the pine beetle wood before it rots.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/03/12/looking-on-the-bright-side-of-the-pine-beetle-devastation-in-bc/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/02/01/we-are-the-stewards-of-carbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-the-stewards-of-carbon http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/02/01/we-are-the-stewards-of-carbon/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:20:19 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=2116 As we learn more about global warming, we continue to recognize that decreasing industrial emissions of carbon is always the No. 1 priority. In Canada, we have the additional opportunity and responsibility to be effective carbon stewards by maintaining large areas of our boreal forest off-limits to industrial disturbance.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/02/01/we-are-the-stewards-of-carbon/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/24/dangerous-climate-change-killing-our-forests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dangerous-climate-change-killing-our-forests http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/24/dangerous-climate-change-killing-our-forests/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:49:55 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=2023 Old growth trees in western parts of the US are probably being killed as a result of regional changes to the climate, a study has suggested. Analysis of undisturbed forests showed that the trees' mortality rate had doubled since 1955, a team of US Geological Society researchers said.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/24/dangerous-climate-change-killing-our-forests/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/15/is-global-warming-good-for-canada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-global-warming-good-for-canada http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/15/is-global-warming-good-for-canada/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:42:30 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1894 Voodoo economists, Part 2: Robert Mendelsohn says global warming is “a good thing for Canada.” Great thanks to Joseph Romm of Climate Progress.org for this article. The Canadian Parliament will return from their forced absence on January 26, and this post should be a must-read for them. Be sure to visit Joe’s site and read the interesting comments he [...]

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