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My wife and I drove over Vail Pass on our way to Grand Junction from Denver two weeks ago. The number of evergreen trees effected by this infestation is distressing ... they stand out because the trees take on a reddish hue, starting near the top and working down over a period of time. The number of trees that are dying is well over 50% in many areas.
The Tree SolutionAs Greenpeace expanded to become the world's largest international environmental organization, Moore's star steadily rose and he eventually became vice president of research. Then he did something even more unexpected than joining the organization in the first place. He packed up and quit... In the months before his departure, Moore had begun talking heresy. "The environmental movement had gone astray and lost its perspective on forests," Moore says. "Rather than cutting fewer trees and using less wood, we should be growing more trees and using more wood." Greenpeace branded him an eco-Judas. Now comes the biggest surprise of all. Recently published research suggests that Moore is right. Cutting down old trees could be the best way to thwart global warming.
by Jim Wilson