Comments on: Wood Ethanol Could Help Prevent Forest Fires http://domesticfuel.com/2007/02/19/wood-ethanol-could-help-prevent-forest-fires/ Alternative Fuel News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mechadrone http://domesticfuel.com/2007/02/19/wood-ethanol-could-help-prevent-forest-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-117415 mechadrone Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:20:26 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=1546#comment-117415 what is trees is important to us what is trees is important to us

]]> By: Luke Starr http://domesticfuel.com/2007/02/19/wood-ethanol-could-help-prevent-forest-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-65052 Luke Starr Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:56:14 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=1546#comment-65052 Yes nature is able to take care of itself, but that is only when man does not interfere in any way. The plain and simple fact is we need and require wood and timber bi-products, they are in almost everything you use and eat every day so therefore we need to manage these forests for the highest yields which involves thinning, leaving the remains of pre-commercial thinning on the ground posses a large threat to the forests as fuel on the ground and since we are not allowed to implement prescribed burns we need to get all the carbon out or risk fires hotter than nature intended her trees to withstand causing more destruction to habitat than logging or thinning. So don't complain about what we do in the forest without thinking about the fact that you use our products in every facet of your life. Luke Starr OSU CoF Yes nature is able to take care of itself, but that is only when man does not interfere in any way. The plain and simple fact is we need and require wood and timber bi-products, they are in almost everything you use and eat every day so therefore we need to manage these forests for the highest yields which involves thinning, leaving the remains of pre-commercial thinning on the ground posses a large threat to the forests as fuel on the ground and since we are not allowed to implement prescribed burns we need to get all the carbon out or risk fires hotter than nature intended her trees to withstand causing more destruction to habitat than logging or thinning. So don’t complain about what we do in the forest without thinking about the fact that you use our products in every facet of your life.

Luke Starr
OSU CoF

]]> By: Denny Haldeman http://domesticfuel.com/2007/02/19/wood-ethanol-could-help-prevent-forest-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-40003 Denny Haldeman Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:28:02 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=1546#comment-40003 Only you can prevent forests! It is amazing that forests evolved over millions of years, sequestered carbon, developed amazing biodiversity and habitat and cooled the planet before feller bunchers, dozers, and ethanol plants came along. Thank God we arrived just in time to save forests by removing them, putting them in our gas tanks and sending wildlife into oblivion. Scams like this give new meaning to that old motto "put a tiger in your tank". De-foresters got us into this mess and it is doubtful that they can fix it by mangling what's left of native forest health. Only you can prevent forests!

It is amazing that forests evolved over millions of years, sequestered carbon, developed amazing biodiversity and habitat and cooled the planet before feller bunchers, dozers, and ethanol plants came along. Thank God we arrived just in time to save forests by removing them, putting them in our gas tanks and sending wildlife into oblivion. Scams like this give new meaning to that old motto “put a tiger in your tank”. De-foresters got us into this mess and it is doubtful that they can fix it by mangling what’s left of native forest health.

]]> By: fires » Wood Ethanol Could Help Prevent Forest Fires http://domesticfuel.com/2007/02/19/wood-ethanol-could-help-prevent-forest-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-21109 fires » Wood Ethanol Could Help Prevent Forest Fires Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:56:10 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=1546#comment-21109 [...] Original post by Cindy Zimmerman [...] [...] Original post by Cindy Zimmerman [...]

]]> By: C. Scott Miller http://domesticfuel.com/2007/02/19/wood-ethanol-could-help-prevent-forest-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-18878 C. Scott Miller Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:48:25 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=1546#comment-18878 The waste and expense of forest fires is one thing. Another HUGE factor is the amount of greenhouse gases (Reactive Organic gases, CO, NOx, and SOx), and particulate matter that are released as a result of forest burnings and wildfires (see Forest Newswatch chart at http://biostock.blogspot.com/2006/11/forest-industry-bio-solutions-to.html ). We need to thin forests and remove bark beetle infested trees because it is the environmentally responsible thing to do. The forests that burn wipe out any perceived gain in carbon sequestration for the forests that don't. ( http://biostock.blogspot.com/2006/11/forests-carbon-stinks.html ) The waste and expense of forest fires is one thing.

Another HUGE factor is the amount of greenhouse gases (Reactive Organic gases, CO, NOx, and SOx), and particulate matter that are released as a result of forest burnings and wildfires (see Forest Newswatch chart at http://biostock.blogspot.com/2006/11/forest-industry-bio-solutions-to.html ).

We need to thin forests and remove bark beetle infested trees because it is the environmentally responsible thing to do. The forests that burn wipe out any perceived gain in carbon sequestration for the forests that don’t. ( http://biostock.blogspot.com/2006/11/forests-carbon-stinks.html )

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