Posted on 09/10/2002 6:43:36 AM PDT by robowombat
Death To All Tyrant's !!
Stop the attacks on our Freedoms by the wacko, extreme left-wing, lunatic fringe, dirt worshipping Green Jihadist, enviro-nazis terrorist's and their toadies in the media !!
Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!
Molon Labe !!
FMCDH !!
F.I.R.E. !!
Hang 'em High !!
No double standard. If a group benefits those in power, it is accepted. If it is a threat to those in power it must be destroyed.
There was a time--a long time ago--that I called myself an environmentalist--these nutcases now make me shun the word!!
WoooHooo.
Who cares? The act of cutting trees and replacing them removes CO2 from the atmosphere as long as the resulting products aren't burned. I don't know that the net cycle tree-to-wood-to-paper-to-landfill is a CO2 source or sink (since some human and industrial work is required in the above) but it certainly isn't the environmental evil some would claim.
Excellent point--now that you mention it. Back in the days when I was seriously involved, I never called myself an environmentalist.
I would really like to see what these hypocrite wackos are wearing for shoes and clothing--no leather--no wool? Do they know where their polyester clothes and their plastic shoes come from--like maybe those oil wells they so despise!
You do know that trees give off O2 (molecular oxygen), and they remove CO2 from the atmosphere, right?
How exactly does the act of cutting down trees give off CO2? I'll give you the only answer to that question. It doesn't, but instead RAISES the CO2 levels and lowers the amount of O2.
That's why they should be conserved, where we at least replenish the supply with seedlings when we use what we need.
They believe that they need to step-up their pressure on society.
I just saw this on the news (they love the Portland media!).
Just take a look at their web-site to see their real thoughts on life, liberty and property.
Contact:
North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office
elfpress@tao.ca
http://www.earthliberationfront.com
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How exactly does the act of cutting down trees give off CO2? I'll give you the only answer to that question. It doesn't, but instead RAISES the CO2 levels and lowers the amount of O2.Incorrect. Yes, cutting down trees and NOT replacing them raises CO2 levels and lowers the amount of O2. But cutting down trees and replacing them decreases the CO2 levels and raises the amount of O2.
Although trees take in CO2 and release O2 during photosynthesis, they also release some CO2 as a by-product of respiration, as most organisms do. When growing vigorously, plants take up much more CO2 than they produce. But as growth slows, the gap narrows.
The effect is that an acre of land with growing trees is more efficient at converting CO2 to O2 than an acre of land with fully grown trees. This is why logging coupled with replanting is good at reducing carbon dioxide levels in the air, especially when one considers that with logging there is less liklihood of forest fires which give off large amounts of carbon emissions.
The act of cutting trees and replacing them removes CO2 from the atmosphere{..}
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