Serious consideration is being given to the mad proposition of
engineering the biosphere as a solution to climate change [
ark]. Technological pseudo-scientific proposals for humans to engineer atmospheric processes are dubbed
"geoengineering" [search] and generally seek to either reflect solar radiation or absorb greenhouse gases. They include such shortsighted, ill-conceived and risky ideas as mass release of aerosols into the atmosphere, fertilizing oceans with iron...
As Brazil and the world
mourn and memorialize the great Amazon rainforest advocate Chico Mendes [
ark], two things have become abundantly clear. First, to speak and organize for Amazonian rainforest ecological sustainability still remains virtually a death sentence in Brazil. Hundreds of Brazilians activists are routinely
threatened with assassination [
ark]. This is so sad, and lack of a massive government response unforgivable, given increased ecological...
TAKE ACTION! Bolivia's Madidi National Park [search] and Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve are communal lands containing some of the most biodiverse areas on earth. With the assent of President Evo Morales, the oil giant Petrobas and collaborators have begun an oil exploration assault that threatens not only these remarkable ecosystems, but also the culture and livelihood of the resident indigenous peoples. Mr. Morales...
Using carbon funds, the world's governments are poised to subsidize ancient forest logging, claiming it benefits the Earth's climate. REDD's potential support of "low impact" logging of ancient forests, and conversion of natural forests to tree farms, fails the climate, biodiversity and biosphere. Plans to pay for rainforest protection using funds from carbon markets progressed during this week's UN climate talks. I have...