From WildEarth Guardians in Santa Fe, NM
Dear Guardian,
What do you think is one of the most outstanding qualities of a
wild forest?
Though there are many outstanding values of wild forests –
wildlife habitat, natural beauty, solitude and silence – I
believe that the single greatest thing about a wild forest is
its clean water. Our wild forests are our watersheds: they
capture, purify and store water unlike any other ecosystem.
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“What was most noteworthy about the latter
report was that it made it to the light of day.”
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The New York Times
June 4, 2008
Editorial
The Science of Denial
The Bush administration has worked overtime to manipulate or
conceal scientific evidence-and muzzled at least one prominent
scientist-to justify its failure to address climate change.
Its motives were transparent: the less people understood about
the causes and consequences of global warming, the less they
were likely to demand action from their leaders. And its strategy
has been far too successful. Seven years later, Congress is only
beginning to confront the challenge of global warming.
Peru to protect isolated tribes
Uncontacted tribe near Brazil-Peru border
Brazil says dozens of tribes live in the region
Authorities in Peru are to take measures to protect some of the last indigenous tribes to have avoided contact with the outside world.
They have promised to stop loggers encroaching on their land near the Brazilian border.
The announcement comes after photographs of an isolated tribe taken near the border with Peru were circulated around the world.
Current Biology (UK)
A publication of Cell Press
June 3, 2008
Researchers are finding the rate of increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising and methane is on the increase too, raising growing concerns about the environmental impacts and efforts to cut emissions. Nigel Williams reports.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide at record high
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record level-increasing by 0.6 per cent last year alone-and methane levels are rising for the first time in a decade according to new results, renewing fears about global climate change prospects.