Loggers still advance on Amazon Indians – official
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN1134175920080911
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British Jury Acquits 6 Greenpeace Activists for Anti-Coal Action
Published on Thursday, September 11, 2008 by The Independent/UK
Cleared! Jury Decides That Threat of Global Warming Justifies Breaking The Law by
Michael McCarthy
The threat of global warming is so great that campaigners were justified in causing
more than £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power station, a jury decided
yesterday. In a verdict that will have shocked ministers and energy companies the
jury at Maidstone Crown Court cleared six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage.
Jurors accepted defence arguments that the six had a “lawful excuse” to damage
property at Kingsnorth power station in Kent to prevent even greater damage caused
by climate change. The defence of “lawful excuse” under the Criminal Damage Act
1971 allows damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage – such
as breaking down the door of a burning house to tackle a fire.
Too Hot for Large Animals?
New Scientist
11 September 2008
Honey, climate change is shrinking the species
Catherine Brahic
The old adage that bigger is better could be
about to go out of fashion. Ecologists say
climate change will shrink species.
But don’t look out for hot shrinking animals just
yet – the effects are likely not to be seen for
many more years. Yet Kaustuv Roy, a biologist at
the University of California in San Diego,
believes we need to think now about how we are
going to preserve large species.
Old-Growth Forests Help Combat Climate Change
Don’t forget: there is more to the relationship between mature &
old-growth forests and climate stability than carbon sequestration.
ASW
Scientific American
News – September 11, 2008
Old-Growth Forests Help Combat Climate Change
Mature forests in colder climes may continue to store more carbon
than they emit, helping stave off global warming
By David Biello
Rare is the forest untouched by man. Whether logging or clearing land
for agriculture, the bulk of the world’s forests have fallen to
crops, cattle or younger trees. According to some estimates, less
than 10 percent of forests worldwide can be considered old growth, or
undisturbed for more than a century. And that is not just a tragedy
for the plants and animals that require mature forests-it is also a
tragedy for the world’s climate, according to a study published today
in Nature.