Rainforests produce oxygen, store carbon, and protect water;
gold does none of that!
gold does none of that!
Forest Island: Coastal Paradise
ALT: Forest Island: Coastal Paradise
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June 22, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Rainforests produce oxygen, store carbon, and protect water;
gold does none of that!
gold does none of that!
unmpteenth AI-rendering of a baby shark boarding a plane emits final bit of carbon emission that plunges world into irreversible global catastrophe
July 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
unmpteenth AI-rendering of a baby shark boarding a plane emits final bit of carbon emission that plunges world into irreversible global catastrophe
#ResistanceEarth
#BlueEarth
Biodiversity. Habitat conservation. Carbon sequestration. All are interconnected. Scientists have learned that animals in the forest environment are essential for dispersing seeds, which accelerates growth and greater carbon storage.
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
#BlueEarth
Biodiversity. Habitat conservation. Carbon sequestration. All are interconnected. Scientists have learned that animals in the forest environment are essential for dispersing seeds, which accelerates growth and greater carbon storage.
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon
An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversity and carbon storage
www.newscientist.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#ResistanceEarth
#BlueEarth
Biodiversity. Habitat conservation. Carbon sequestration. All are interconnected. Scientists have learned that animals in the forest environment are essential for dispersing seeds, which accelerates growth and greater carbon storage.
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
#BlueEarth
Biodiversity. Habitat conservation. Carbon sequestration. All are interconnected. Scientists have learned that animals in the forest environment are essential for dispersing seeds, which accelerates growth and greater carbon storage.
www.newscientist.com/article/2490...
We often think of trees when we think of forest carbon, but look down. 👇
Half of the roughly 771 billion tonnes stored in forests is held in the soil. Disturbing the forest floor means releasing this ancient carbon. Saving forests means saving their roots, their fungi, and their dirt.
Half of the roughly 771 billion tonnes stored in forests is held in the soil. Disturbing the forest floor means releasing this ancient carbon. Saving forests means saving their roots, their fungi, and their dirt.
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 AM
We often think of trees when we think of forest carbon, but look down. 👇
Half of the roughly 771 billion tonnes stored in forests is held in the soil. Disturbing the forest floor means releasing this ancient carbon. Saving forests means saving their roots, their fungi, and their dirt.
Half of the roughly 771 billion tonnes stored in forests is held in the soil. Disturbing the forest floor means releasing this ancient carbon. Saving forests means saving their roots, their fungi, and their dirt.
This much needed commentary explains why forest carbon offsets programs are 🐂💩.
"... carbon storage as a nature-based solution will merely serve as a feel-good action and a distraction from meaningful efforts to reduce fossil based carbon loading of the atmosphere" 🔥🧪🌏
"... carbon storage as a nature-based solution will merely serve as a feel-good action and a distraction from meaningful efforts to reduce fossil based carbon loading of the atmosphere" 🔥🧪🌏
Perspectives. Forests, Carbon, and Climate Change: Why our obsession with monetizing forest carbon may be counter productive
Storing carbon in forest ecosystems is commonly promoted as a nature-based solution to climate change in which increases in forest carbon storage are …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This much needed commentary explains why forest carbon offsets programs are 🐂💩.
"... carbon storage as a nature-based solution will merely serve as a feel-good action and a distraction from meaningful efforts to reduce fossil based carbon loading of the atmosphere" 🔥🧪🌏
"... carbon storage as a nature-based solution will merely serve as a feel-good action and a distraction from meaningful efforts to reduce fossil based carbon loading of the atmosphere" 🔥🧪🌏
Forest matter — not just as blocks of carbon.
Amazonian deforestation is making wet seasons wetter and dry seasons dryer, according to research in Nature. The analysis highlights the local and regional effects of removing trees from the tropical region. https://go.nature.com/41jCClO 🧪
March 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Forest matter — not just as blocks of carbon.
Just came out : The key role of forest disturbance in reconciling estimates of the northern carbon sink.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The key role of forest disturbance in reconciling estimates of the northern carbon sink - Communications Earth & Environment
A satellite-based estimate of forest regrowth carbon flux across the Northern Hemisphere suggests forest disturbance and regrowth are transient but important aspects of the carbon sink that may explai...
www.nature.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Just came out : The key role of forest disturbance in reconciling estimates of the northern carbon sink.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Exclusive: A six-month investigation from The Post reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest.
How ‘carbon cowboys’ are cashing in on protected Amazon forest
A six-month investigation reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 24, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Exclusive: A six-month investigation from The Post reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest.
We advocate for the removal of all livestock from public lands. A healthy prairie will store almost as much carbon as a forest. Cattle are an invasive species and graze very differently than the native species here in North America, destroying the terrestrial carbon sinks.
May 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We advocate for the removal of all livestock from public lands. A healthy prairie will store almost as much carbon as a forest. Cattle are an invasive species and graze very differently than the native species here in North America, destroying the terrestrial carbon sinks.
The program united our family around the idea of being multi-generational stewards of the forest as a carbon asset.” Learn how Gerry DeSeve and his family are gaining access to a carbon market that pays them for managing their land for climate benefits.
Small Landowners Can Make a Big Climate Difference
The Family Forest Carbon Program opens up a pathway for small forest owners to improve forest health and help mitigate climate change while earning an income to cover the cost of taking care of their ...
www.nature.org
March 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The program united our family around the idea of being multi-generational stewards of the forest as a carbon asset.” Learn how Gerry DeSeve and his family are gaining access to a carbon market that pays them for managing their land for climate benefits.
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 9, 2026 ~ Pandora's Forest
"It would take over 100 years of afforestation and forest management at the current scale, and zero residual CO2 emissions, to bring warming back by 0.1°C."
newrepublic.com/article/2151...
"It would take over 100 years of afforestation and forest management at the current scale, and zero residual CO2 emissions, to bring warming back by 0.1°C."
newrepublic.com/article/2151...
Carbon Capture Won’t Save Us Anytime Soon
A new U.N. climate report says that massive amounts of carbon capture and storage can keep a long-shot climate goal within reach. But nobody should be counting on it.
newrepublic.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 9, 2026 ~ Pandora's Forest
"It would take over 100 years of afforestation and forest management at the current scale, and zero residual CO2 emissions, to bring warming back by 0.1°C."
newrepublic.com/article/2151...
"It would take over 100 years of afforestation and forest management at the current scale, and zero residual CO2 emissions, to bring warming back by 0.1°C."
newrepublic.com/article/2151...
Carbon monoxide deaths spike in winter. If you're traveling, make sure where you're staying has working carbon monoxide alarms.
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Carbon monoxide deaths spike in winter. If you're traveling, make sure where you're staying has working carbon monoxide alarms.
As Chantal Hébert said, folks are missing the climate forest for the pipeline trees.
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
I'm not convinced that wasn't Carney's plan all along. It isn't Ottawa that said no to Alberta. "Now you run along, Danielle, and make friends and get it done." Oh wait, you can't? Oh well then, at least you tried.
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As Chantal Hébert said, folks are missing the climate forest for the pipeline trees.
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
Many people scrape away the green layers growing on trees and rocks, but moss is an incredibly valuable ally for healthy air. Moss actively filters particulate pollution from the air, captures atmospheric carbon, and provides a crucial microhabitat for countless small insects.
Fern Growing on Mossy Stump in Forest Rain
ALT: Fern Growing on Mossy Stump in Forest Rain
static.klipy.com
June 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Many people scrape away the green layers growing on trees and rocks, but moss is an incredibly valuable ally for healthy air. Moss actively filters particulate pollution from the air, captures atmospheric carbon, and provides a crucial microhabitat for countless small insects.
Open The Tongass to roads and logging and you don’t “manage” it….you flip it from carbon sink to carbon source. From old growth to degradation.
Once that happens, there is no restoration timeline that matters.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
Once that happens, there is no restoration timeline that matters.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
The wildest national forest may soon lose its protections
Tongass National Forest in Alaska, one of the world’s last temperate rainforests, and the cultures that depend on it face threats from changing federal policy.
www.seattletimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Open The Tongass to roads and logging and you don’t “manage” it….you flip it from carbon sink to carbon source. From old growth to degradation.
Once that happens, there is no restoration timeline that matters.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
Once that happens, there is no restoration timeline that matters.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
"Researchers found undisturbed primary forests store 83% more carbon per acre than the managed forests that are replacing them."
This study is "shocking" - as in "we've been lied to by the forest industry" and... it's not in our climate models.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/shockin...
This study is "shocking" - as in "we've been lied to by the forest industry" and... it's not in our climate models.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/shockin...
A ‘shocking’ carbon discovery in Sweden’s forests
A new study finds old-growth forests in Sweden store far more carbon than the industrial tree plantations that are rapidly replacing them, with soil accounting for most of the difference. Protecting u...
sustainability.stanford.edu
May 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
"Researchers found undisturbed primary forests store 83% more carbon per acre than the managed forests that are replacing them."
This study is "shocking" - as in "we've been lied to by the forest industry" and... it's not in our climate models.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/shockin...
This study is "shocking" - as in "we've been lied to by the forest industry" and... it's not in our climate models.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/shockin...
This matters because industry stakeholders are pushing an accounting rule that would assign carbon removals to forest harvests and wood consumption.
That's the opposite of what happens in physical reality. Forest harvests cause emissions, not removals.
That's the opposite of what happens in physical reality. Forest harvests cause emissions, not removals.
June 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This matters because industry stakeholders are pushing an accounting rule that would assign carbon removals to forest harvests and wood consumption.
That's the opposite of what happens in physical reality. Forest harvests cause emissions, not removals.
That's the opposite of what happens in physical reality. Forest harvests cause emissions, not removals.
When fires burn hot enough, they go past the trees and into the ancient peat and soil layers underneath, releasing centuries of stored carbon in a single season and pushing the forest from net absorber to net emitter.
July 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
When fires burn hot enough, they go past the trees and into the ancient peat and soil layers underneath, releasing centuries of stored carbon in a single season and pushing the forest from net absorber to net emitter.
According to my calculations, becoming a werewolf would dramatically reduce my carbon footprint:
Locally sourced diet, no commuting, no telecommunications, no clothing industry, and no manufactured goods.
The only drawback is society's irrational prejudice against large forest-dwelling carnivores.
Locally sourced diet, no commuting, no telecommunications, no clothing industry, and no manufactured goods.
The only drawback is society's irrational prejudice against large forest-dwelling carnivores.
June 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
According to my calculations, becoming a werewolf would dramatically reduce my carbon footprint:
Locally sourced diet, no commuting, no telecommunications, no clothing industry, and no manufactured goods.
The only drawback is society's irrational prejudice against large forest-dwelling carnivores.
Locally sourced diet, no commuting, no telecommunications, no clothing industry, and no manufactured goods.
The only drawback is society's irrational prejudice against large forest-dwelling carnivores.
The entire carbon credit market, especially supposed forest preservation credits, is a fraudulent and misleading mess.
Great investigation from the Post, gift link:
Great investigation from the Post, gift link:
How ‘carbon cowboys’ are cashing in on protected Amazon forest
A six-month investigation reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest.
wapo.st
July 24, 2024 at 1:56 PM
The entire carbon credit market, especially supposed forest preservation credits, is a fraudulent and misleading mess.
Great investigation from the Post, gift link:
Great investigation from the Post, gift link:
Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds
Planting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada's annual emissions.
www.livescience.com
April 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Very interesting analysis by Carbon Brief on the carbon impacts of airport expansion in the UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Analysis: UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion - Carbon Brief
A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the...
www.carbonbrief.org
January 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Very interesting analysis by Carbon Brief on the carbon impacts of airport expansion in the UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Trees absorb carbon dioxide—a primary driver of climate change—and convert it into oxygen, which is essential for life on Earth. A single mature tree can produce enough oxygen to sustain two to four people daily. Just imagine the impact of a tree-lined avenue, a park, or an urban forest.
June 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Trees absorb carbon dioxide—a primary driver of climate change—and convert it into oxygen, which is essential for life on Earth. A single mature tree can produce enough oxygen to sustain two to four people daily. Just imagine the impact of a tree-lined avenue, a park, or an urban forest.
Canadian fires in 2023 released more carbon than every country but US/China/India.
Driven by "extreme" temps that will be common in 2050s.
Example of how physical climate hazards may exacerbate carbon emissions, in a self-reinforcing loop. Bad.
#DailyPaper
Driven by "extreme" temps that will be common in 2050s.
Example of how physical climate hazards may exacerbate carbon emissions, in a self-reinforcing loop. Bad.
#DailyPaper
Carbon emissions from the 2023 Canadian wildfires - Nature
Satellite carbon monoxide observations show that carbon emissions from the 2023 Canadian forest fires are comparable to the annual fossil fuel emissions of large nations.
www.nature.com
August 28, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Canadian fires in 2023 released more carbon than every country but US/China/India.
Driven by "extreme" temps that will be common in 2050s.
Example of how physical climate hazards may exacerbate carbon emissions, in a self-reinforcing loop. Bad.
#DailyPaper
Driven by "extreme" temps that will be common in 2050s.
Example of how physical climate hazards may exacerbate carbon emissions, in a self-reinforcing loop. Bad.
#DailyPaper