Logging Videos

In Sumatra, Indonesia, the peatland forests are unique and a precious natural resource. Peatlands harbor some of the world's carbon-richest soil, which is then released into the atmosphere when the forests are burned and destroyed. This video from Greenpeace takes us to the site of the logging, where plantations for palm oil for biofuels or trees for paper are taking over where peatland forests once were.

Some airlines are starting to do it. Some Northwest ski resorts, too. Not to mention event organizers. They're inviting people like you to pay a little bit extra to offset the global warming pollution resulting from an activity such as a trip. A carbon offset is a bit like an indulgence a polluter pays someone else to remove an equivalent amount of global warming gases from the atmosphere. In our region, private timberland owners, farmers and some tribal governments are dreaming dollar signs. But what are you really buying with an offset? KUOW's Tom Banse looks into that.

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Author: BreitfussJoey Keywords: Logging in Saalbach Hinterglemm Added: October 12, 2009

A big controversy is brewing in the eastern woods of the Olympic Peninsula. A timber company wants to take possession of thickly forested state lands around Port Ludlow. In return, the company has offered some of its own timberlands in the Olympic foothills. The state and the company both say the exchange allows them to consolidate their land for better management, but local officials and environmentalists are concerned that this will lead to the development of the pristine forest.

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Come together for forests: http://www.greenpeace.org/forestlove It's summer - the perfect time for a little outdoor fun. Show your passion amongst the trees and you'll have the chance to be in a Greenpeace video to help protect our forests. So come on, spread a bit of forest love this summer! End photos by Gare and Kitty, leonardonomovrio, T h e C h a r l es under Creative Commons.