[Terrapreta] Canadian carbon

[joe ferguson]

They have shifted positions a bit.  They don't deny the warming, they 
just deny that they and their buddies have anything to do with it.  
<sarcasm>It's all part of the natural cycle, ya know.</sarcasm>

Sean K. Barry wrote:
> Hi Max, Greg, et al,
>  
> There was a story on Discovery TV last night about the "Spruce Beetle" 
> in Alaska.  They claimed that average temperatures in Alaska have 
> risen about 10 degrees (C or F, I don't remember?) in 40 years and 
> that this has caused an explosion in the population of the beetle.  
> The population of the beetles was usually held at bay by the colder 
> temperatures.  The end result was that the beetle has killed ~10 
> million acres of trees already and is spreading very fast.
>  
> I wonder what the "AGW/GW/GCC Deniers" will claim is the cause of this?
>  
> Regards,
>  
> SKB
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Greg and April <mailto:gregandapril at earthlink.net>
>     *To:* MFH <mailto:mfh01 at bigpond.net.au> ; Terra Preta
>     <mailto:terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
>     *Sent:* Friday, May 02, 2008 9:28 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] Canadian carbon
>
>     This is something I have mentioned to the list a couple of times now.
>      
>     It's not just Canada that's been hit either, locally the Forest
>     Service has closed close to a dozen campgrounds and picnic areas,
>     until they can get the crews in to clear out the dead trees - and
>     there is so many dead trees, that they don't have any idea how
>     long it will take ( especially in light of the fact that so far it
>     promises to be a very interesting fire season ).
>      
>     Greg H.
>      
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* MFH <mailto:mfh01 at bigpond.net.au>
>         *To:* Terra Preta <mailto:terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
>         *Sent:* Thursday, May 01, 2008 16:08
>         *Subject:* [Terrapreta] Canadian carbon
>
>         An extract from a NZ timber industry newsletter. Presumably
>         the beetle was historically in balance, but conditions have
>         changed and he's away on a population explosion.
>
>          
>
>          
>
>         "It's been well documented - the forestry industry in British
>         Columbia has been hammered over the last 12 months from all
>         sides. Mill closures, job layoffs (only this week the West
>         Coast's largest forestry company, Western Forest Products,
>         announced that it's shutting down most of it's logging
>         operations next week with 800 loggers affected by the move (
>         More >>
>         <http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=1d0dc9b6-3c22-41d5-9e48-911c8fb29257>)
>         and of course the _mountain pine beetle_ has knocked the
>         industry for a six. Selling lumber from infested forests into
>         a market already hit hard by reduced demand because of the
>         collapse of the U.S. housing market has been tough.
>
>         As we know, the mountain pine beetle has been the real killer
>         though. According to new government statistics, about half of
>         the marketable forest estate in BC (estimated to climb to a
>         staggering 76% by 2015) has been ravaged by a nearly
>         decade-long beetle infestation. The outbreak of mountain pine
>         beetles has affected trees over an area of 13.5 million
>         hectares. As of last month, the insects had infested and
>         killed about 710 million cubic metres of timber - up from 582
>         million cubic metres at the same time last year, according to
>         a recent news release.
>
>         To add to the industry's woes, a just released report (see
>         story below) says that the beetle is now transforming BC's
>         forests into a major source of greenhouse gases. Federal
>         scientists say that by the time this unprecedented infestation
>         ends, an extra billion tonnes of carbon dioxide will have been
>         released into the atmosphere. Big - you better believe it. The
>         reports lead author says this is _five times_ the annual
>         emissions from all the cars, trucks, trains and planes in Canada.
>
>         After "the beetle has eaten itself out of house and home" in
>         BC the authors have suggested that given favourable conditions
>         in future, such as the mild winters now being experienced, the
>         beetle could well spread across Canada's vast northern boreal
>         forest, one of the most important stores of carbon on the planet."
>
>          
>
>         Max H
>
>          
>
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