[APWG] NEWS: Paulownia tomentosa to be planted on public land in Nevada (fwd)
Chang, David
dchang at co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Tue May 4 18:25:59 CDT 2010
Hello Everyone:
Are ECO2 Forests "Carbon Cowboys"?
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100201/exclusive-eco2-tree-planting-scheme-highlights-fears-about-forestry-offsets
Sincerely,
David Chang
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From: Chang, David
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 7:03 PM
To: 'apwg at lists.plantconservation.org'
Subject: RE: [APWG] NEWS: Paulownia tomentosa to be planted on public land in Nevada (fwd)
Hello All:
In response to my request for a clarification to ECO2 Forests' Global Forestry Plan, I received the following email from Andrew Laing, Marketing and Communications Manager with ECO2 Forests:
"The US Sustainable Forest program will not be using the Tomentosa strain [SIC]. The following link discusses the non-invasive attributes of our Kiri that will be planted in this project - http://www.eco2forests.com/ECO2_Forests_Secure_US_Sustain-279-5-98.htm
Regards,
Andrew Laing
Marketing and Communications Manager"
Hope the science is there.
Sincerely,
David Chang
Agricultural Commissioner's Office
County of Santa Barbara, California
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From: apwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org [mailto:apwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Olivia Kwong
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:27 AM
To:
Subject: [APWG] NEWS: Paulownia tomentosa to be planted on public land in Nevada (fwd)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:09:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Theresa Schrum <theresaschrum at yahoo.com>
To: Olivia Kwong <plant at plantconservation.org>, SE-EPPC at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU,
weedcenter at montana.edu, sonjakokos at yahoo.com
Subject: Paulownia tomentosa to be planted on public land in Nevada
Dear All,
Please alert your listserv recipients about this impending disaster. This company, based in California, wants to plant millions of Kiri trees (Paulownia tomentosa) in order to sequester CO2. This ranks right up there with planting Kudzu for erosion control.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ECO2-Forests-Smoke-Creek-Project-A-Tremendous-Boost-Says-Reno-Mayor-1143812.htm
Paulownia tomentosa has caused severe habitat disturbances in the east. The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smokey Mountains National Park are overrun with the tree.
I would urge all listserv recipients to contact the Mayor of Reno.
--TS.
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