From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Thu Aug 17 2000 - 08:09:25 MDT
Steve wrote:
>
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> "Tree-hugging" environmentalists tend to be scientists ... surely none of us
> argues for the destruction of Earth?
> Global warming seems to have something to do with the recent forest fires in
> the States, Alex, or are you pleased to see the destruction of all these
> trees?
Actually, Steve, the recent forest fires in the western US are a direct
consequence of environmentalists anti-logging politics of the last 15 years. I
was over the 4th of July in the Bitterroot forest, where one of the major blazes
is located. I have NEVER seen so much dead wood accumulated on the ground,
nicely dried out, and waiting for lightning to strike. A lack of logging in
these areas for many years has allowed several generations of trees to die and
accumulate on the ground, while years of fire suppression has prevented small
fires from burning much of this away naturally via cool low level fires. It is
only when a lot of detritus accumulates on the ground that the fires reach the
tops of the trees and become wildfires.
>
> Response to the Extropian & Nu-Age TV/ Radio have been quite good (I see
> them as two separate things from a programming perspective, but maybe
> sharing infrastructure & advertising &c).
Yes, we do need more of this, and engaging people across the spectrum will help
use not only get our ideas out, but help correct much of the disinformation out
there.
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