A stunning musical meditation on the silent war on trees (VIDEO)

“Epidemic attacks are causing forests to decline around the world,” declares activist Gail Zawacki

No 2591 Posted by fw, February 21, 2020 —

“Ozone is invisible but highly toxic air pollution. As the background level increases, trees that absorb it are poisoned and become more susceptible to insects, disease and fungus. Epidemic attacks are causing forests to decline around the world.” —Gail Zawacki

Below is an embedded 10-minute video of Gail Zawacki’s contemplation on the global war on trees, including her concise text.

Alternatively, watch her video, with the accompanying text, on her website by clicking on the following linked title.

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The War on Trees: Silent scourge by Gail Zawacki, February 18, 2015

Gail Zawacki

“Ozone is invisible but highly toxic air pollution. As the background level increases, trees that absorb it are poisoned and become more susceptible to insects, disease and fungus. Epidemic attacks are causing forests to decline around the world.”

“I am old enough to remember learning about plate tectonics in college, when students were still cautioned that it was a controversial proposition.  I was incredulous that something so brilliantly, obviously true could still be considered unproven.  However, there have been many theories that were treated as heretical when first unveiled – gravity, evolution, the origin of ulcers, and the dangers of tobacco smoking all come to mind.  It is my hope that someday soon, the notion – that spewing poisons known to be toxic to vegetation into the atmosphere at ever increasing rates must and has achieved a threshold that is intolerable to trees – will become crystal clear as well.  It is in that spirit that I made the film.”

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Embedded You Tube Video

The Silent War on Trees (Redux) by Gail Zawacki, February 20, 2015

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