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I didn't shoot myself in the foot. Someone around here did clear the forests for farmland... and people are doing ok. Its not that everyone died, as the comm

I didn't shoot myself in the foot. Someone around here did clear the forests for farmland... and people are doing ok. Its not that everyone died, as the comment I responded to said.

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chinupbuttercup 2y ago
To substantiate your point, I was thinking about deforestation for farming in Indiana (where I live) and Ohio last week and learned that Indiana was 90% forest until taxes got in the way. It's crazy that something as silly as taxes can cause most of your forests to become farmland. https://woodlandsteward.squarespace.com/storage/past-issues/indiana%27s%20forest.htm https://woodlandsteward.squarespace.com/storage/past-issues/... We are still alive. I wish we had the forests, but we have survived and the environment has adjusted.
- verisimi 2y ago
  Yeah, it's crazy to insentivise deforestation. But people need to eat. And, depending on who you listen to, there is even some evidence that the rainforest may have been a cultivated environment itself, in the dim and distant past.
- smallerfish 2y ago
  The US has increased in forest cover over the last 100 years. The loss in your state(s) is somewhat offset by gain in others. https://www.wri.org/insights/tracking-global-tree-cover-gain https://www.wri.org/insights/tracking-global-tree-cover-gain And, the Amazon is pretty damn big. The potential effects of its loss are detailed here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-the-amazon-so-important-for-climate-change1/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-the-amazon... Finally, tropical forests (/jungles) are a lot more productive in terms of growth (and carbon capture) than temperate forests. https://news.mongabay.com/2011/06/tropical-forests-more-effective-than-temperate-forests-in-fighting-climate-change/ https://news.mongabay.com/2011/06/tropical-forests-more-effe...

I didn't shoot myself in the foot. Someone around here did clear the forests for farmland... and people are doing ok. Its not that everyone died, as the comment I responded to said.

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chinupbuttercup 2y ago

To substantiate your point, I was thinking about deforestation for farming in Indiana (where I live) and Ohio last week and learned that Indiana was 90% forest until taxes got in the way. It's crazy that something as silly as taxes can cause most of your forests to become farmland. https://woodlandsteward.squarespace.com/storage/past-issues/indiana%27s%20forest.htm https://woodlandsteward.squarespace.com/storage/past-issues/... We are still alive. I wish we had the forests, but we have survived and the environment has adjusted.

verisimi 2y ago
Yeah, it's crazy to insentivise deforestation. But people need to eat. And, depending on who you listen to, there is even some evidence that the rainforest may have been a cultivated environment itself, in the dim and distant past.
smallerfish 2y ago
The US has increased in forest cover over the last 100 years. The loss in your state(s) is somewhat offset by gain in others. https://www.wri.org/insights/tracking-global-tree-cover-gain https://www.wri.org/insights/tracking-global-tree-cover-gain And, the Amazon is pretty damn big. The potential effects of its loss are detailed here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-the-amazon-so-important-for-climate-change1/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-the-amazon... Finally, tropical forests (/jungles) are a lot more productive in terms of growth (and carbon capture) than temperate forests. https://news.mongabay.com/2011/06/tropical-forests-more-effective-than-temperate-forests-in-fighting-climate-change/ https://news.mongabay.com/2011/06/tropical-forests-more-effe...