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An Ethical Guide to Toilet Paper

The Environmental Blog

When they are cut down, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. The logging industry is one of the most environmentally destructive forces humans have unleashed on our planet. The post An Ethical Guide to Toilet Paper appeared first on The Environmental Blog.

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Trump’s Coup Attempt and his Scorched Earth Policy

Green Market Oracle

The opening of the refuge adds to the unprecedented amount of public land that this administration has made available for fossil fuel extraction, logging, mining and grazing. Global Change Research Program in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Legates oversees the 13 federal agencies that study global warming.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

These critics argue that thinning is a ploy to increase commercial logging and that severe wildfires are critical for forest health and biodiversity. Instead, he believed the land was improved by ethical and sustainable management. The revenue from saleable logs helped offset restoration costs.