A House in the Woods, After the Woods Are Gone #deforestation #ecocide #climate change

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	A House in the Woods, After the Woods Are Gone #deforestation #ecocide #climate change

JICWyllie

7-6-2009 11:32 AM

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1-climate change, 1-deforestation, 1-ecocide, 2-consequences, 2-increase, 2-record, 3-reported, 4-us

JICWyllie says:

It is not just the trees, but the whole forest ecosystem -- animals, plants, fungi -- which is being wiped out.

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<STRONG>FALLING PINES</STRONG> In the dense forests of Montana, the pine trees surrounding the writer’s house have been turning red and dying because of an infestation of beetles.
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Beetles are destroying the forest surrounding the writer's home. 
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