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Deforestation Makes People More Vulnerable to Disease

Scott Kustes on 11 Feb 2008

Here’s an interesting twist to the way humans affect the environment: Deforestation May Make Humans More Vulnerable To Infection
Classic theory holds that disease is a part of the proximity to the forest. Therefore, moving the forest farther away (by destroying it) will reduce the incidence of infectious disease. On the surface, it makes [...]

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Where The Deer and The Antelope Play

Scott Kustes on 09 Jan 2008

How about some environmental discussion today? I’m pretty serious about protecting the environment and not wasting needlessly. I try to protect our natural resources and don’t buy stuff that I don’t need. I have EcoBags that I take to the grocery so I can reuse them, instead of throwing away yet more [...]

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