It releases a great deal of carbon and produces much less new food than more intensive use of existing croplands-
Lose-lose . . . sounds like a Western land use issue.
Clearing tropical forests is a lose-lose. Michael Marshall. New Scientist.
Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project and the creator of The Wildlife News.
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