Cascadia Times

Investigative Journalism on behalf of the planet. Cascadia Bioregion, including #PNW and North Pacific Ocean. We have a book coming out called CANOPY OF TITANS.

[Jessica Applegate @jessienature11]

Wowza! Our book, Canopy of Titans, is a finalist for the 2024 Oregon Book Awards in the category of general non-fiction. We are thrilled to be in the company of so many stellar writers. @cascadiatimes @pkoberst https://t.co/KpOXl9FwBX

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Cascadia Times is proud to announce that Canopy of Titans, by Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate, is a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards in the category of general non-fiction! @jessienature11 @pkoberst @literaryarts https://t.co/35BJU1KG2G

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"As the effects of global warming become more and more difficult to ignore, will we react by finally fashioning a global response? Or will we retreat into ever narrower and more destructive forms of self-interest?"

— Elizabeth Kolbert

#ClimateChange

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Should we protect all forests from logging and deforestation? If not, which ones should remain standing?

Only forests—ecosystems of trees, roots, soils, woody biomass—can remove carbon from the air and store it for centuries at the necessary scale.

#PNW #ClimateChange #Trees

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Canopy of Titans co-authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate will be in conversation with Ian Gill, author and co-founder of Salmon Nation, at Powell’s Books Burnside, Friday, October 13 @ 7:00 PM.

We hope to see you there!

#EcoLit

[Cascadia Times @cascadiatimes]

A project of research and passion, Canopy of Titans provides readers with easy-to-grasp insights into the science behind carbon sequestration and the value of forests as climate mitigation.

https://t.co/ehjU7I3nSS

#EcoLit #PNW #Cascadia

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Located along the North Pacific Coast, the world’s most carbon-dense forest has no official name, but some people call it the Pacific coastal temperate rainforest.

It’s home to the world’s tallest trees.

CANOPY OF TITANS takes a closer look at this precious forest.

#PNW

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Despite what you may have heard, climate change will not destroy the planet.

Damaged ecosystems will regenerate. Burnt forests will regrow. Melted glaciers will refreeze.

The only thing missing from this picture is people.

#ClimateChange

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CANOPY OF TITANS is now available in bookstores and online retailers!

This book provides readers with easy-to-grasp insights into the science behind carbon sequestration and the value of forests as climate mitigation.

https://t.co/ehjU7I3nSS

#ClimateChange #EcoLit

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“We can’t cut down rainforests forever. And anything that we can’t do forever is by definition, unsustainable. If we do things that are unsustainable, the damage accumulates, ultimately, to a point where the whole system collapses.”

― David Attenborough

#ClimateChange

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Using an environmental justice perspective, Canopy of Titans shines a light on the Indigenous communities who have lived in the rainforest for millennia and the impact forest policies have had on their lives.

#ClimateChange #Conservation

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Canopy of Titans co-authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate will be in conversation with Ian Gill, author, conservationist, and co-founder of the West Coast bioregional initiative Salmon Nation, at Powell’s Books Burnside, Friday, October 13 @ 7:00 PM.

#EcoLit

[Cascadia Times @cascadiatimes]

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.”

— Jimmy Carter

Climate change is an issue that affects everyone, regardless of political affiliation.

#ClimateChange #Conservation #Nature

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Canopy of Titans is the product of years of on-the-ground reporting. This richly illustrated book celebrates the beauty and complexity of one of the world’s great forests.

https://t.co/mRCBIDGpoc

#EcoLit #PNW #Cascadia

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Decisive steps have been taken to end fossil fuel usage. Gasoline-powered cars and coal plants are on the way out. Renewables, electric cars, and batteries are in.

But much more must be done to shut off the oil spigot.

#ClimateChange

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One reason why we wrote CANOPY OF TITANS was to raise awareness about how important trees are. This means EXISTING trees, not just new trees.

Logging is accelerating #ClimateChange.

We must address logging and the power needed to keep existing trees just that, existing!

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Scientists estimate human activities emit about eleven gigatons of carbon every year, almost all from burning fossil fuels.

Corporations MUST be held accountable.

#ClimateChange #FossilFuels #ActNow

[Cascadia Times @cascadiatimes]

Our research revealed the world’s most carbon-dense forest is along the North Pacific Coast.

It has no official name, but some people call it the Pacific coastal temperate rainforest.

It’s the largest temperate rainforest in the world and home to the world’s tallest trees.

[Cascadia Times @cascadiatimes]

Canopy of Titans co-authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate will be joined in conversation by Ian Gill, author, conservationist, and co-founder of the West Coast bioregional initiative Salmon Nation, at Powell’s Books Burnside, Friday, October 13 @ 7:00 PM.

#EcoLit

[Cascadia Times @cascadiatimes]

We dedicate CANOPY OF TITANS to our families and to the scientists who have been persecuted for debunking corporate propaganda and greenwashing — like Beverly Law and Alexandra Morton.

CANOPY OF TITANS is out now!

#ClimateChange #ActNow #Conservation