The Trump era: How wildly doomed are we?

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | December 19, 2016 | Mark Morford

[artichokegrower]

More than a third of all the trees in California – more than 100 million of them, covering roughly 7.7 million acres – are dead.

But it’s OK, because the forests are largely empty anyway, given how we as a glorious human species have thoughtfully killed off half of all animals on planet Earth, all in just the past 45 years or so, because people.

[ichabod1]

Something’s wrong. There was not one dick joke in that whole article. Pathetic!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Not even an R.I.P. list for those doomed beasts?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Odds on when (if ever) it hits Snopes, and whether Facebook will actually notice what Snopes says?

Most animals on earth are insects, by sheer headcount.

[NewCenturions]

Angry old queen!

[ichabod1]

Oh believe me, this author has plenty of twisted viewpoints of male/female all of his own.

[SaveFerris]

I believe ya.

Had PIAPS been elected, he would have written an article of the glowing wonderful age to come of liberal dreams and Skittles and rainbows. Rainbows to be sure.

[HiTech RedNeck]

As America went on the equivalent of a suicide drug trip.

Trump was a big shot of Narcan.

[doorgunner69]

The SF Chronicle can give themselves an old-growth suppository.

San Fagsicko denizens are heavily into suppositories, of animate and inanimate construction.

You just titillate them with your post.

[Frank_2001]

Where the F*** do they come up with these figures???? They do realise their nice “green” solar towers roast plenty of birds, and wind turbines chop ‘em up, right?/s

[rktman]

If they really cared, they'd do the right thing and remove their eco wanker butts from the equation.👍 By the way sac, how much paper is wasted on your print edition?

[dowcaet]

We all knew when Trump won the left would become unhinged, but man they have gone even more off the deep end than all of us could have imagined.

[catnipman]

Well, CLEARLY, if Hillary had been elected instead of Trump, those 100 million trees and half the planet’s animals would not have died, or at least they would have come back to life ... or something.

[blueplum]

Trees, like every other living creature, have a shelf-life. Some trees only live 10 or 15 years. Some live a little longer. But since Spotted Owls aren’t capable of logging beetle and fungus infested trees, the dead trees have remained upright and dead, becoming nurseries for beetles who kill more trees. Want less dead trees and more live trees? Unleash the loggers.

[kempster]

I would suggest your sanctuary cities are in serious jeopardy.

[Fungi]

THIS IS ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. The reason for these dead trees is a fungus named Phytophthora ramorum. Then to say this at the end: "You know, just like Jesus intended." These people have become absolutely unhinged, maniacal in their intent. It is an absolute travesty The SF Chronicle has even publishing this intentional Bulls**t. It is nothing more, They have no shame, no reason to have it and no reason to tell the truth. FUSF chronicle, and this is the first time I have said it this way. These useful mind-numbed idiots need to be vanquished, the sooner the better.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I thought Mark Morford would have died from AIDS by now.

[Licensed-To-Carry]

Why doesn't Mark Morford just kill himself and eliminate his carbon footprint. He could really save the planet.

[fella]

This guy needs to get out into the woods for a week or two.

[RichInOC]

Dear Mark:

Doom on you!

Toodles,
Rich

[tumblindice]

Treebeard the Ent: “The main symptom is a pounding sensation in the ash.”