To save the planet (cont'd)

It turns out that Nadine Unger's Op-Ed in the NY Times ("To save the planet, don't plant trees"), cited in my previous post, has attracted quite a bit of attention. See in particular the open letter by a group of scientists strongly disagreeing with the Op-Ed.

And for an excellent, readable critique whose elements should sound familiar to those who followed my lecture on Land Use, see the piece by my colleague, Abby Swann, from the University of Washington, posted at the RealClimate blog.

Seems like this should make good material for our upcoming mid-term!