Tag: conservation
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Deforestation: Brazil is a success story for conservation
Christian Science Monitor: Deforestation: Brazil is a success story for conservation "In the 1990s, tropical deforestation claimed 40 million acres each year, according to a report released in June by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Today, about 32 million acres of forests fall each year, a drop of about 19 percent. … … The…
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Are There Too Many People on the Planet?
Conservation Magazine: Are There Too Many People on the Planet? … Here’s what I bet goes on when this question is posed—and I want to say up front that I think this way myself. I do not like long lines and traffic jams. I do not like that I have to drive 60 minutes to…
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Bright idea makes a big comeback: Conservation
USA Today: Bright idea makes a big comeback: Conservation Nearly all businesses share an all-consuming mission: sell, sell, sell. McDonald's wants to peddle more hamburgers. Airlines strive to fill every seat. Phone companies want you to make more calls. But power companies these days are increasingly being told by regulators to pump hundreds of millions…
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Kill Animals; Cut Trees; Protect Nature
From Repbulicans and Conservatives: Kill Animals; Cut Trees; Protect Nature When I tell people about my forest, they often praise me for protecting nature. Their enthusiasm cools when I explain that I am indeed protecting nature by killing some animals and cutting some trees. You just cannot rely on nature to take care of itself…