Climate Talks Near Deal to Save Forests
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/science/earth/16forest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
12/15/09
Elisabeth Rosenthal
New York Times
Summary: Negotiators have still yet to make a deal that would compensate sountries for preserving forests, natural landscapes, swamps, and other important fields that play a crucial role in curbing climate change. Rain forest destruction, which releases the carbon dioxide stored in trees, is estimated to account for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally.
response: Forests absorb carbon dioxide, which is the best heat-trapping gas linked to global warming. Destroying forests would not be a good idea because then that gas would be in the air. All in all, we need to protect our forests and stop global warming so the polar bears will be saved.
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