Save Forests/Save the Climate!
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Protecting Forests to Mitigate Climate Change
If protected, Massachusetts forests can help to prevent runaway climate change and protect resilient ecosystems that are able to adapt to change. Cutting down forests — especially burning them for energy — worsens climate change, degrades ecosystems, destroys cultural sites, and threatens public health. Intact Forests Fight Climate Change • Forests absorb and store carbon …
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Research Shows: Health and Emissions of Biomass Burning…
Charts Showing the Rate of Emissions and PM 2.5 pollution of biomass for heat OR electricity is higher than fossil fuels

Social Costs of Carbon
The social costs down the road of ignoring the value of forests to mitigate climate change are enormous, incalculable, and the marginalized communities locally to globally will suffer first and most. The Social Cost of Carbon and Forests
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For a tax-deductible contribution of $100 or more, please send a check to our fiscal sponsor:
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
PO Box 1201
Greenfield, MA 01302
MFR and our relations, the forest community thank you!