First Name | John & Sarah |
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Last Name | Stephens |
Email Address | johnithin@aol.com |
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Subject | Re; Part V, Staff Report and Compliance Offset Protocol |
Comment | Dear Sir, Clearcutting trees is destructive to biological systems and alters water resources and characteristics. It is destroying one part of nature to put in balance another part of nature a dichotomy that segments the intended goal of a sustainable world. Allowing an owner to clearcut and then to receive compensation to repair the damage will incentives the damaging practice. A two ounce tree seedling cannot possibly be equal in sequestering the same amount of CO2 per year as a mature multi ton giant old specimen. It is a fallacy to expect otherwise and not a real cap and trade offset. The even aged tree stands are more susceptible to forest fires than mixed aged stands of trees putting this protocol at risk of unwittingly adding to green house gases. A program for allowing the clearcutting of trees and then compensating and planting seedlings will not capture global warming gasses and should be eliminated from the Protocol. Mr. & Mrs. John Stephens 348 Minahen St. Napa, CA 94559 |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2010-11-17 22:42:07 |
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