Posts by Randy Dutton

There appears to be some error in the computerized calculations. Olympic National Park, just north of my western Washington State property, shows some loss of forests in the middle of a heavily timbered rough terrain. There is no logging or habitation in those areas. So why the forest loss? Perhaps the Google Earth colors aren't quite as accurate as presumed.

Methane from environmental policy

Environmental policy to prevent biomass recovery from forests and used in biomass generators also leads to more Global Warming Effect. A unit of wood left to rot will produce a higher amount than burning it, which produces mostly CO2. And after 9 years methane oxidizes to CO2 anyway. What I found by asking US EPA and Dept of Agriculture officials is they haven't done any studies to quantify rotting vs burning gas concentrations.