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Climate Change Insurance: Scientists Call on President Obama to Protect Public Forests

2013-09-28 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: Scientists specializing in forest ecosystems and climate change called on President Obama today to protect public forests from logging and development in efforts to forestall global warming and compliment the presidents recent proposal for tighter restrictions on coal-fired power plants. New forest inventories show that the nation's forests absorb nearly one-quarter of our greenhouse gas pollutants if left undisturbed. In contrast, logging releases most of the carbon stored as carbon dioxide,...

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