Aforementioned: aphorisms and questions for 2015
Lumber is mostly permanently sequestered carbon. Burning wood feeds the greenhouse. 
This statement is obvious. What is not so obvious is the fact that we are largely oblivious to the importance of the world's forests. They need to be seen first and foremost as carbon sinks. We must find ways to transform our forests into the building materials of the future, while maintaining and expanding them as natural habitats.
Fires are becoming more and more widespread. We must do everything possible to stem this trend. We must find ways to help the forests to control global warming, thus helping themselves and us.
This statement is obvious. What is not so obvious is the fact that we are largely oblivious to the importance of the world's forests. They need to be seen first and foremost as carbon sinks. We must find ways to transform our forests into the building materials of the future, while maintaining and expanding them as natural habitats.Fires are becoming more and more widespread. We must do everything possible to stem this trend. We must find ways to help the forests to control global warming, thus helping themselves and us.
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