Comments on: The latest on permafrost http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/07/14/the-latest-on-permafrost/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Justin East http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/07/14/the-latest-on-permafrost/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Justin East Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:28:30 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=982#comment-288 “They conclude that the release of carbon due to permafrost thaw over multi-decadal time scales could be comparable to the current carbon source due to changes in land use”.

Referring primarily, I assume, to the destruction of rainforests in favor of palm oil plantations.

Unilever recently stopped buying palm oil from Indonesia’s Sinar Mas group saying SM’s palm oil is ill-gotten…so to speak.

The P&G’s, Nestle’s and Colgate’s of the world need to follow this lead. The language of the pocketbook is the only talk these slash & burn industrialists understand.

Interesting post, Mary-Elena.

]]> By: Ariel http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/07/14/the-latest-on-permafrost/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Ariel Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:02:38 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=982#comment-287 Is it possible to show the calculation and present the specific problems to people, just like what we are doing for data center (eg, http://www.42u.com/efficiency/energy-efficiency-calculator.htm)

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