Why our obsession with climate change may end up destroying biodiversity

Now, being green is all about greenhouse gases: Neighborhood moms are more apt to fret over food miles than felled forests; organic cattle farmers are more interested in offsetting the methane coming from cow burps than pondering squished tadpoles in hoof prints. Even scientists have grown bored with question of habitat loss, tweaking their grant proposals to emphasize the climate angle no matter how tenuous the connection. Saving the Amazon is so 1980s. Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Apr. 23, 2009

After reading the article twice, I still do not know what side the author is on. While being well-written, it could have been a lot clearer.

While the author ( I guess) seems to want to do one certain thing t help the climate, It would seem that you should combine a little of every thing, because no one scientist seems to agree what the over-all method should be.

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