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Forests Articles

Article:	Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis'	View Article
Published:	10/10/2008 by BBC News	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 37 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Habitats & Forests

Article Details: The global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis, according to an EU-commissioned study. It puts the annual cost of forest loss at between $2 trillion and $5 trillion. The figure comes from adding the value of the various services that forests perform, such as providing clean water and absorbing carbon dioxide.

Article:	Beetle kill gives industry new life - Jason Blevins (Denver Post)	View Article
Published:	11/15/2007	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 253 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Habitats & Forests

Article Details: In Colorado entrepreneurs are vying to eke their fortune from the state's surging tide of beetle-ravaged timber. Some of these entrepreneurs are felling trees, seeking to revive the state's timber industry. Others use the wood, tinted blue from a fungus the beetles inject into the pine, for cabinets, unique ceiling panels, exterior siding and even kitchen backsplashes.