Originally Posted by rancherbill  You raise the point of habitat destruction from global warming.... |
No I did not. Read what I wrote: I said that cutting down the forest and using it as you suggested destroys habitat
Originally Posted by rancherbill ..The Mediterranean area used to be forested now it's desert. The Mediterranean area was not destroyed, it changed. .... |
What part of the Mediterranean area are you referring to? Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Egypt .....? Some areas around the Mediterranean changed naturally over tens of thousands of years. Some areas such as around Greece changed due to the influence of human activity, mostly tree cutting and agriculture. What some people call habitat destruction.
It is difficult to figure out what you are getting at.
You say:
"Doesn't it make more sense to cut down all the old growth trees, cut them into lumber, pressure treat them with preservative and build something that will last a very long time? That would take the carbon out of circulation."
Which I think involves habitat destruction for all the animals and plants that lived in the old growth forest.
The you say:
"There has to be habitat of all kinds everywhere set aside today to insure that species have locations for migration in the future.
So what are you in favor of, ripping down all the old growth and destroying habitat or keeping the old growth and maintaining habitat? You can't have both.