Bush promotes bill allowing practically unfettered logging and deforestation

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: glugglug
Yeah, if you find the best fit line for those data points it's increasing at a slope of 70,000 more acres burned each year/year.

depends on where you put the bottom and where you put the top and how you smooth the data to get your slope.

No smoothing or anything, just standard linear regression that excel uses. Nothing arbitrary about it.

 

[bjc112]

My guess is those environmental studies are mostly tree-hugging tools to deny use of that natural resource. Either way the forests won't be dissapearing anytime soon.