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Originally Posted by GTOlover
no we found ways to slow the spread by creating a type of tar that we put on the tree and it makes the trees creates a natural defense that does not attract the pine beetle since it moves on to an area that is not treated.
I mean we spent millions on Reserch and R&D on how to kill the little pest and UBC did a study on it and then we sent a bunch of scinetists with the task of preventing the spread to a level that xcould be managewd and some what contianted to certain area...Still it took a huge tool but we are replanting new trees where it has hit and move on so it will grow back.
thats a lot of trees to tar?? wonder how it will affect the trees in the long run.. right now this planet is one big petri dish..
West Coast Falling ( Canadian style) - YouTube
good view from up there though for heli-logging but it is one of the most dangerous jobs around but where does envryone think wood for homes, furniture and wood pulp for paper and cardboard come from since not all of it is recycled and it had to start out as a tree at some sme point.
anyways enjoy the viewof B.C. from up a Giant tree.
I feel sorry for Canadians. A dreadfully dull country with dull,listless people. The US has everything and you have so little.
Yup, the US has everything alright, including a failing economy, unemployment, massive debt, and huge numbers of people incarcerated, among other ailments.....Obviously you haven't traveled in Canada, one of the worlds most beautiful countries,with an active caring diverse people, a healthy economy, and health care for all, or is it just envy you are expressing. If you are not envious now you will be as the climate continues to heat up....
Strange isn't it that I see no US cities mentioned below...
National Geographic: Megastructures - Alberta Oil Sands - YouTube
I mean we are the #1 supplier of Oil to the U.S. and got to LOL that the Second video is subtitled in Chinese because 3X more then the amount of Oil Saudi Arabia has abnd China is thirsty and has lots of money but it puts us in a odd position But jobs and a decent economy are the benfits and when we do shovel ready jobs we really mean that you can use a shovel even use the Worlds Largest shovel to do the Scooping.
i know what they are doing with the trees,, crap load of vids on youtube bout it.. what i was wondering is if they are getting worse this year do the the hot weather??
It is not the hot weather that makes the infestation worse, but the fact that the winters have not been getting cold enough recently to kill the little suckers...
It is not the hot weather that makes the infestation worse, but the fact that the winters have not been getting cold enough recently to kill the little suckers...
yeah and it never gets below -40 and stays there for 6-8 weeks straight sdo not sure how this is climate change when a beetle not native to B.C. or North America is the cause of it all.
I mean the beetle does this in other parts of the world but has natural predators that stop it from spreading and it being a invasinve species it has nothing in nature in B.C. that would be able to stop it by feeding on the beetles to keep the population under control and in check.
It is not the hot weather that makes the infestation worse, but the fact that the winters have not been getting cold enough recently to kill the little suckers...
Another big issue is that in the normal course of events there would not be the number of really old trees as there is in these forests. Naturally forest fires control the forest and keep the average age of the trees much younger. These younger trees have a much better immune system and have resisted the effects of the beetle and normally did not die from the infestation. Because the bugs thrive in these old trees they are able because of their increased numbers to adversly effect and even kill the younger trees also.
Canada doesn't have an anti-science political party who deliberately feeds its followers misinformation because they're corrupt and want to keep getting bribes (er... "campaign donations") from the polluters who are damaging our global environment. I think that's a good thing and wish it was true here in America too.
Yeah, it's a shame we're stuck with Democrats. Maybe we could ship some to the Great White North.
Only two percent of Canadians may not believe climate change is real but amongst their numbers are Prime Minister Steven Harper and the executives of of companies like Syncrude Canada and PetroCanada!
They are the ones making Dominion policy not the rest of Canada. Harper recently zeroed out most of the funding Enviroment Canada got for Climate research in the Arctic and closed Canada's northernmost base where this work is done. Actions speak louder than words don't they, eh
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