[Green] Letter to Marietta Times

[gbanz42 at suddenlink.net]

Thanks, Melinda.

A good message--plant hardwoods for long-term sustainability.


---- "McDowell wrote: 
> Hello George and all,
> 
> I just wanted to say George that you really write a wonderful letter.  Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to the article.  I was wondering if you or others have seen this.
> 
> Planting The Wrong Trees in Europe Made Climate Change Worse: Why Reforestation Isn't That Easy
> 
> http://www.newsweek.com/trees-climate-change-reforestation-europe-423642
> 
> So, we can't just plant any trees, apparently the best for reforestation are broadleaf trees rather than conifer species. The broadleaf trees are better at reflecting the solar radiation back up to space.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Melinda
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Green [mailto:green-bounces at fuusm.org] On Behalf Of gbanz42--- via Green
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 12:03 PM
> To: green at fuusm.org
> Cc: gbanz42 at suddenlink.net
> Subject: [Green] Letter to Marietta Times
> 
> Green Sanctuary Friends:
> 
>      Roger Kalter and Mike Bailey asked me to compose and send a letter to the Marietta Times about their article in Saturday's paper, "This Winter has Everyone Confused." At first I was reluctant to do so because just last week I sent the MTimes a piece on another topic. Upon reflection, however, I think this opportunity that the Times has given us to speak about climate change is just the kind of event we discussed at the Jan 30 meeting to get the word out about climate change. 
> 
>      I sent the attached letter to the Times this morning.
> 
>      I'm sorry not to send the draft for others to review, but I think immediacy and currency are important when responding to newspaper articles so I wanted to get it to the Times as soon as I could. 
> 
>      I would encourage others to send letters as well. Multiple letters, I think, can have an exponential effect.
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> George Banziger
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> Marietta, OH 45750-1111
> 740-434-5685
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George Banziger
202 Lawton Road
Marietta, OH 45750-1111
740-434-5685
cell: 740-434-3354