...and encyclopedic, very much worth reading

Prof. Dyson makes a very good point about topsoil acting as an agent to adsorb excess carbon and carbon dioxide.  But so does the Amazon Rainforest and other rainforests around the world.  So does the huge Boreal Forest in Canada and the few other Boreal Forests around the world.

Unfortunately the world's rainforests are rapidly being cleared out of the way by Man's efforts to make room for himself and his machines, both of which contribute to extra carbon and carbon dioxide emissions rather than storage.  In Canada the pine tree beetle has killed and is killing the great majority of Lodgepole Pine in the forests and then will settle for other kinds of pine tree as they eliminate their favourite as food, leaving the carbon standing as dead trees.  Carbon dioxide   is not absorbed when chlorophyll has been killed.

While the destruction of rainforests is man=made, the pine beetles' onslaught is a direct result of Global Warming as winter temperatures do not stay below freezing far enough and long enough now to ensure that the beetles are killed off.

The fact that few of Man's race appears to be personally concerned - though each one should be - does not make Prof. Dyson's position logical.  When there are not enough lifeboats available, ask the travelers on the Titanic if now is a good time to re-arrange the deck-chairs.

Des Emery

the ways to build the soil back up and store enough carbon to reverse GHG climate disaster.  along with renewable energy, conservation, and electric transportation...to stop the GHG release in progress.

This nut Dyson is partially right with his soil notion.  But I would call fellers like this traitors as well as nuts.  RFK jr, Brand, Lovelocke.  They all know better.  But are psychotically selling out the living planet anyway.

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