Comments on: The Lessons I’ve Learned From ‘Energy Sprawl’ http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/ A blog on conservation, from migratory birds to coral reefs, from rainforests to climate change to personal green technology. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rias Pengantin http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-18756 Rias Pengantin Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:35:42 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-18756 Agree with you. Right now we are dealing with only two choices, either it's habit change or climate change. Agree with you. Right now we are dealing with only two choices, either it’s habit change or climate change.

]]> By: Major Inaccuracies Found in Nature Conservancy “Energy Sprawl” Report « AIRE - The Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-15406 Major Inaccuracies Found in Nature Conservancy “Energy Sprawl” Report « AIRE - The Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:04:07 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-15406 [...] the environment in the name of saving it” op-ed. Here are a few excerpts from his post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog: First, climate change is the big threat to America’s wildlife (and to our communities). [...] [...] the environment in the name of saving it” op-ed. Here are a few excerpts from his post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog: First, climate change is the big threat to America’s wildlife (and to our communities). [...]

]]> By: App Voices’ Matt Wasson Finds Major Flaws in the Nature Conservancy’s “Energy Sprawl” Report http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-13066 App Voices’ Matt Wasson Finds Major Flaws in the Nature Conservancy’s “Energy Sprawl” Report Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:18:22 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-13066 [...] the environment in the name of saving it” op-ed.  Here are a few excerpts from his post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog: First, climate change is the big threat to America’s wildlife (and to our communities). Severe [...] [...] the environment in the name of saving it” op-ed.  Here are a few excerpts from his post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog: First, climate change is the big threat to America’s wildlife (and to our communities). Severe [...]

]]> By: Nuclear power: An Inconvenient Solution | Marc Gunther http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-12658 Nuclear power: An Inconvenient Solution | Marc Gunther Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:20:17 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-12658 [...] noting (and Alexander did) that The Nature Conservancy did not endorse nukes in its report. In this blogpost, Rob McDonald, one of the authors, writes that his work has been “put to rhetorical [...] [...] noting (and Alexander did) that The Nature Conservancy did not endorse nukes in its report. In this blogpost, Rob McDonald, one of the authors, writes that his work has been “put to rhetorical [...]

]]> By: Nuclear power: An Inconvenient Solution | Marc Gunther http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-12659 Nuclear power: An Inconvenient Solution | Marc Gunther Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:20:17 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-12659 [...] noting (and Alexander did) that The Nature Conservancy did not endorse nukes in its report. In this blogpost, Rob McDonald, one of the authors, writes that his work has been “put to rhetorical [...] [...] noting (and Alexander did) that The Nature Conservancy did not endorse nukes in its report. In this blogpost, Rob McDonald, one of the authors, writes that his work has been “put to rhetorical [...]

]]> By: Barry http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-12510 Barry Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:56:20 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-12510 I'm a lifetime member of TNC and love the work you all do. But this report is hugely misleading and damaging to effort to protect wild places. The dirty fossil fuel energy footprint is currently the entire planet. Not just the land surfaces but the oceans and even deep into the soils. You mention in the report that wind turbines have a negative effect far beyond their physical towers. OK, why does that not apply to coal power plants? The negative effect of the coal "sprawl" must include the damaged ecosystems worldwide from the littered eco-toxic emissions. Right? Do you include the dying coral reefs in the dirty energy footprint sprawl? How about the collapsing arctic ecosystems, melting boreal permafrost, fractured ice ecosystems, acidifying oceans, desertification, coastal inundation areas, warming rivers...the list goes on an on. The current American dirty energy sprawl includes an area bigger than the north american continent, including all the coastal waters. Getting this down to the size of just the state of Minnesota would be an amazing accomplishment. The special places the Nature Conservancy is trying to save need relief from our dirty energy sprawl that is destroying them already. I’m a lifetime member of TNC and love the work you all do. But this report is hugely misleading and damaging to effort to protect wild places.

The dirty fossil fuel energy footprint is currently the entire planet. Not just the land surfaces but the oceans and even deep into the soils.

You mention in the report that wind turbines have a negative effect far beyond their physical towers. OK, why does that not apply to coal power plants? The negative effect of the coal “sprawl” must include the damaged ecosystems worldwide from the littered eco-toxic emissions. Right?

Do you include the dying coral reefs in the dirty energy footprint sprawl? How about the collapsing arctic ecosystems, melting boreal permafrost, fractured ice ecosystems, acidifying oceans, desertification, coastal inundation areas, warming rivers…the list goes on an on.

The current American dirty energy sprawl includes an area bigger than the north american continent, including all the coastal waters. Getting this down to the size of just the state of Minnesota would be an amazing accomplishment.

The special places the Nature Conservancy is trying to save need relief from our dirty energy sprawl that is destroying them already.

]]> By: Misleading ‘energy sprawl’ study pollutes climate debate. In fact, clean energy protects our land while dirty energy destroys it. | Climate Vine http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-12479 Misleading ‘energy sprawl’ study pollutes climate debate. In fact, clean energy protects our land while dirty energy destroys it. | Climate Vine Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:59:56 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-12479 [...] the environment in the name of saving it” op-ed. Here are a few excerpts from his post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog: First, climate change is the big threat to America’s wildlife (and to our communities). [...] [...] the environment in the name of saving it” op-ed. Here are a few excerpts from his post on the Nature Conservancy’s blog: First, climate change is the big threat to America’s wildlife (and to our communities). [...]

]]> By: Marie Franklin http://blog.nature.org/2009/09/energy-sprawl-rob-mcdonald-nature-conservancy/comment-page-1/#comment-11638 Marie Franklin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:17:45 +0000 http://blog.nature.org/?p=6954#comment-11638 "Avoid development when you can, minimize impacts when you can’t, and compensate for those impacts that cannot be avoided." I could not agree with you more. I feel as though the reduce component of being environmentally friendly is often overlooked. Simply using less would do a great deal for protecting the earth. “Avoid development when you can, minimize impacts when you can’t, and compensate for those impacts that cannot be avoided.”

I could not agree with you more. I feel as though the reduce component of being environmentally friendly is often overlooked. Simply using less would do a great deal for protecting the earth.

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