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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Subramanya Sastry
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by Subramanya Sastry - Apr. 23, 2009

Interesting story but unfortunately misleadingly titled. The author isn't arguing the that dealing with climate change is unimportant, but highlighting that in the hype and research money grab over climate change, conservation issues are being shortchanged. So, in a sense, the author is falling prey to attention-grabbing gimmicks in a similar way that he is complaining about. But, other than that, the argument and complaint seems very plausible and valid.

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