Author: Eli Pivnick
-
Climate change can’t be stopped without ‘sane’ forest policy (Castanet op-ed)
This op-ed, written by Eli Pivnick, was originally published in Castanet on May 12, 2026. Forests are the lungs of our planet. Global greenhouse gas emissions have risen each year since the beginning of the industrial revolution. However, they peak in spring, then drop from May to October, before beginning to rise again. The summer…
-
-
BC’s forest industry impacting hydrological cycle
This piece was originally published on Castanet on September 30, 2025. Do you remember the hydrological cycle that you learned about in school? Rain and snow fall from the sky. Tree leaves and branches slow the fall of rain. In the spring, snow slowly melts, the melt slowed because trees shade the snow and cool…