The Naked Scientists
  • Login
  • Register
  • Podcasts
      • The Naked Scientists
      • eLife
      • Naked Genetics
      • Naked Astronomy
      • In short
      • Naked Neuroscience
      • Ask! The Naked Scientists
      • Question of the Week
      • Archive
      • Video
      • SUBSCRIBE to our Podcasts
  • Articles
      • Science News
      • Features
      • Interviews
      • Answers to Science Questions
  • Get Naked
      • Donate
      • Do an Experiment
      • Science Forum
      • Ask a Question
  • About
      • Meet the team
      • Our Sponsors
      • Site Map
      • Contact us

User menu

  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Help
  • Search
  • Tags
  • Recent Topics
  • Login
  • Register
  1. Naked Science Forum
  2. Life Sciences
  3. The Environment
  4. Do you know right from wrong? (wood wise)
« previous next »
  • Print
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Do you know right from wrong? (wood wise)

  • 3 Replies
  • 5335 Views
  • 0 Tags

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline GeorgeF (OP)

  • First timers
  • *
  • 3
  • Activity:
    0%
Do you know right from wrong? (wood wise)
« on: 04/11/2009 10:29:05 »
Hey.

Are you using wood right? Did you know that it's actually okay to chop woods - but not to burn it because of the CO2 pollution? This is a new video that tells you about it:
 

Logged
 



Offline Don_1

  • Naked Science Forum King!
  • ******
  • 6889
  • Activity:
    0%
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • A stupid comment for every occasion.
    • Knight Light Haulage
Do you know right from wrong? (wood wise)
« Reply #1 on: 04/11/2009 11:04:40 »
I am certainly in favour of educating people on the rights and wrongs of the use of wood, but come on........ This is a bit on the 'patently bloody obvious' side.

Quote from: website
Do not burn wood that could have been used as building materials or in wood or paper products.

I see what you are getting at, but I think it needs re-wording.
Logged
If brains were made of dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my nose.
 

Offline Karsten

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • 701
  • Activity:
    0%
    • Fortunately still only a game
Do you know right from wrong? (wood wise)
« Reply #2 on: 04/11/2009 20:55:26 »
Strange little movie. Intentionally misleading and grossly simplifying to provoke to make you look at the link. Heating with wood is wrong!(?) Cutting down trees is right!(?).

Along those lines though, I thought that burning wood releases just as much carbon than the tree captured while it grew. And that turning wood into charcoal traps carbon much more long term than letting it rot in the woods. Right?
Logged
I got annoyed with looking
at my own signature
 

Offline GeorgeF (OP)

  • First timers
  • *
  • 3
  • Activity:
    0%
Do you know right from wrong? (wood wise)
« Reply #3 on: 05/11/2009 10:37:41 »
Quote from: Karsten on 04/11/2009 20:55:26
Strange little movie. Intentionally misleading and grossly simplifying to provoke to make you look at the link. Heating with wood is wrong!(?) Cutting down trees is right!(?).

Along those lines though, I thought that burning wood releases just as much carbon than the tree captured while it grew. And that turning wood into charcoal traps carbon much more long term than letting it rot in the woods. Right?

Yeah, it's a bit overdone to attract attention... It would be better just to say that you shouldn't burn wood that could be recycled/used as building material. Think that we all agree that it's better to burn wood than fussil fules :)
Logged
 



  • Print
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Tags:
 
There was an error while thanking
Thanking...
  • SMF 2.0.15 | SMF © 2017, Simple Machines
    Privacy Policy
    SMFAds for Free Forums
  • Naked Science Forum ©

Page created in 0.32 seconds with 38 queries.

  • Podcasts
  • Articles
  • Get Naked
  • About
  • Contact us
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe to newsletter
  • We love feedback

Follow us

cambridge_logo_footer.png

©The Naked Scientists® 2000–2017 | The Naked Scientists® and Naked Science® are registered trademarks created by Dr Chris Smith. Information presented on this website is the opinion of the individual contributors and does not reflect the general views of the administrators, editors, moderators, sponsors, Cambridge University or the public at large.