27 May Fri 2011
Fighting GLOBAL WARMING locally here in S.Florida. THE CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE :How can you be THE SOLUTION?
How does climate change affect agriculture ?
Simply speaking , I can relate to you what is happening from my observations as an urban farmer here in S.Florida.
The coconut palm trees stopped producing as much coconuts for the last three years .As a matter of fact I can relate a story of an acquaintance who has lost most of his coconut grove .
The citrus trees has been reduced by a Canker disease that fell down so many healthy and unhealthy trees .There are so many home owners who are now collecting money for the WRONG cutting of their healthy citrus trees .How about those who made the WRONG decision to cut the treas?
Are they still keep their jobs!?
Cutting a tree and its effects on the climate warming..who does not know that trees absorb CO2? Still trees are being cut right and left..Ask why we are having draughts , floods hurricanes and tsunamees?
Take the RAIN FOREST for example.Why is it called so?
Forests attract rain..It is so simple.Trees absorb carbon emissions and release oxygen.Is it legal to cut trees ?Here is a story which answers the question:
I heard in the news about some local activists who tried to show their support by climbing and camping on top of them to attract PUBLIC NOTICE in a DRAMATIC way!!!! I mean this is an exagertion kind of "support our trees" campaign by camping on them!!!.Consequently ,they were arrested and the trees were cut down!!!What!!!!!
The EARTH needs more trees PLANTED not cut down..In Switzerland , there is a LAW against cutting down vegetation haphazardly!How about here?Well , some good news are coming up.
A small town in S.Florida is leading by example .Lake Worth has a COMPOSTING PROGRAM going on.Residents who wish to attend the FREE workshops on composting , receive compost bins at reduced discounted prices through rebates.
Those are good news and solutions to combat the global warming LOCALLY.Imagine more cities follow through Lake Worth example of COMPOSTING and RECYCLING our trash into the garden rather than to the Garbage BIN!!!
As the heat builds up , changing green grass to brown .
As the rain falls short and the rivers flood town.
We show " green thumbs up ..(and the4 brown thumb down)
Some good news to cheer u up...(and stop that dumb moan):
http://www.earthman.tv/2004/forums/index.php?showtopic=120