Word: carbonization
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...suit is made of a water-repellent nyloncotton shell laminated to layers of carbon spheres that absorb chemical and biological agents and are bonded to a knit back...
...this argument holds absolutely no shrift in Alaska, where fires rarely exceed a few acres in range, since both Tongass and Chugach are rainforests. This logging, no matter which way you cut it, severely disrupts the eco-system in these areas, with wide-ranging effects on wildlife, soil erosion, carbon dioxide levels and a number of other ecological repercussions...
...area. In addition, the problems resulting from deforestation (soil erosion, flooding, global warming, reduced fisheries etc.) will cost an inestimable amount of money, especially for those regions that rely economically on their renewable natural resources. Even planting new trees will not solve this problem; new trees actually emit more carbon dioxide than they absorb and do not have the root structure to as effectively prevent erosion or the height to provide a sufficient canopy for life underneath. The economic benefits of logging are uncertain at best, while the environmental effects will certainly harm the long-term interests of the region...
Some U.S. companies are not just experimenting; they are buying carbon dioxide credits today, at relatively low prices, as insurance against future regulations. World wholesale prices of carbon dioxide credits have jumped more than 600% since 1996, but prices differ from country to country. Kyoto allows credit trading only among signatory countries, and when it became clear in 2001 that the U.S. would not adopt Kyoto in the first round, the price of U.S. credits fell...
...climate-change analyst at the Environmental Defense Fund, says that despite all the greenhouse-gas trading under way, it won't reduce emissions until Kyoto takes effect. "Sulfur dioxide was successful," she says, "because there are huge penalties for failing to comply." One Kyoto provision lets industrialized countries fund carbon-reduction projects in developing countries that do not have emission caps. For example, a U.S. utility may find that cutting its emissions is more expensive than planting a carbon-trapping forest in Bolivia. But until Kyoto is ratified, there won't be any independent verification that the forest has been...