You're right to be skeptical of this
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That seems very unwise. So par for the course in the US."I see climate change in Alaska as an opportunity to bring in more crops, to develop more land," said Erik Johnson, who oversees the Nenana-Totchaket Agricultural Project for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
In October, the project began auctioning off 140,000 acres of the forest, divided into parcels, to the highest bidders from all over the world.
Alaska gambles on turning boreal forest into farmland
As the state warms twice as fast as the rest of the U.S., once frozen land is now thawed out and up for grabs.
These idiots! Can't they just leave a good thing alone? This just another example of the greed of Man. What about the animals that have called this home for millenniums! We will just breed ourselves out of a home."I see climate change in Alaska as an opportunity to bring in more crops, to develop more land," said Erik Johnson, who oversees the Nenana-Totchaket Agricultural Project for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
In October, the project began auctioning off 140,000 acres of the forest, divided into parcels, to the highest bidders from all over the world.
Alaska gambles on turning boreal forest into farmland
As the state warms twice as fast as the rest of the U.S., once frozen land is now thawed out and up for grabs.
They mention 150,000 acres out of 3 million State acres. Alaska is 425 million acres so state acres do not include federally controlled land, privately owned land, and locally controlled lands. They do not give the size of the parcels being auctioned and don't say how many have been released so far since it started in Oct of 22. They also are not reporting just where these parcels are located and if they are all joined together. Spread out over 425 million acres won't have as big of impact like them being connected."I see climate change in Alaska as an opportunity to bring in more crops, to develop more land," said Erik Johnson, who oversees the Nenana-Totchaket Agricultural Project for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
In October, the project began auctioning off 140,000 acres of the forest, divided into parcels, to the highest bidders from all over the world.
Alaska gambles on turning boreal forest into farmland
As the state warms twice as fast as the rest of the U.S., once frozen land is now thawed out and up for grabs.
Samoerai's link sheds some light on this. It's a mix, 20 acres up to 640 acres. (An acre is equal to 1/640th of a square mile. Yes, 1/640th.)
west of Nenana.
When I look at google maps, it doesn't seem there are any people living in that area. Unless you mean Alaskans in general.
Exactly!
Ah, Alaskans are people the last time I checked.
I watched a video report of the Dutch reporter interviewing a farmer, who just bought land and was growing corn and potatoes. The reporter also interviewed a local, who had some concerns, because she is afraid that the chemicals and fertilizer farmers use, will end up in the groundwater, as all the land is wetland. Point of the report is about climate change, though.
So your reasons for opposing these plans are economic? Please elaborate on how the higher(*) costs of additional production in Alaska contribute to inflation. The way I see it, if these agricultural companies cannot produce food for a reasonable price, they are not solvent and will simply go bankrupt.
As far as I know it's marginal farmland, there's not much agricultural infrastructure/ supply chain there, the existing forest is a good carbon dioxide sink, and it may turn colder there again. It doesn't seem like a good idea to start farms there at this point.
Today in newspaper, 21 Sept 2023: "The global sugar price is very high, and analysts expect a shortage. Compared to last year, the sugar price is now 60% higher. The price has risen because a sugar shortage is being taken into account. E.g. Thailand is experiencing its lowest production in ten years. Last summer's warm, dry weather also had an impact on sugar prices in Europe."
Hardly 3rd world but I wouldn't want to live there.
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How sad that this type of work continues everywhere. Corporate greed and corruption, allows these type of projects to continueAlaska farming? Like everywhere else. Start off with a bit of farming which, if successful, soon propagates an explosion of agricultural horticuluture. Pesticide leaching is one issue. But wait until the multi national mining corporations find nickel, rare metals and any minerals which can generate profit. We are already eyeing off the moon for its potential so if global warming does create less snow coverage......?
ABC Aus this morning has another story about how "development" can go wrong.
'You've screwed up, haven't you?': The $2 billion mistake behind Snowy 2.0
Snowy Hydro's tunnelling machine caused a sinkhole and spent months barely moving, then the troubled project's tunnel began filling with gas.
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TBM operation is very tricky !Alaska farming? Like everywhere else. Start off with a bit of farming which, if successful, soon propagates an explosion of agricultural horticuluture. Pesticide leaching is one issue. But wait until the multi national mining corporations find nickel, rare metals and any minerals which can generate profit. We are already eyeing off the moon for its potential so if global warming does create less snow coverage......?
ABC Aus this morning has another story about how "development" can go wrong.
'You've screwed up, haven't you?': The $2 billion mistake behind Snowy 2.0
Snowy Hydro's tunnelling machine caused a sinkhole and spent months barely moving, then the troubled project's tunnel began filling with gas.
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