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shower-curtain
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Comment · 8 years ago
>Besides which, sustainable fires (i.e. ones which don't, in the long run, substantially change forest coverage or makeup) are by definition carbon neutral.
Not when the rate of fires exceeds the rate of regrowth due to climate change.
Comment · 8 years ago
The current frequency of major fires due to climate change is not natural, and we have to compensate.
Comment · 8 years ago
Great quote, but that's just not true. I suggest you research modern logging practices.
Comment · 8 years ago
Wouldn't it be better to practice proper forestry and harvest the timber, rather than let it burn and release hundreds of kilotons more CO2 and pollutants into the atmosphere?
Not when the rate of fires exceeds the rate of regrowth due to climate change.