Rip and tear logging is still destroying salmon habitat on the west coast? Yep. In scandanavia the eco-friendly logging nations have come up with machines that don't destroy the soil and the forest, and yet still remove selected trees and brush. And even allow waste wood to be chipped for recycling, use in building materials, animal bedding, and energy recovery.   more »

A discussion in Grist this morning, features leters to the editor in the NYT by opponents of Brazilian sugar cane ethanol. They cite a couple of negatives of cane ethanol. Might as well cite all the reasons that fuel farming is a bad idea. They forgot starvation and food riots. And diversion from real solutions, like the following.   more »