The Vermont syrup industry is in jeopardy because of changing climate, according to ABC "World News with Charles Gibson" from March 24.
Reporter Bob Jamieson called it "A truly New England business that may one day disappear."
Jamieson interviewed Tom Branon and his wife, who run a sugaring business in Vermont. Branon told ABC "springs are coming earlier" and "winters are less harsh." Then the ABC reporter mentioned researchers who say the state is caught in a "long-term warming trend" that might eventually cause the decline of the industry.
But NBC "Nightly News" proved that the syrup story didn't have to be doom and gloom. Instead, NBC focused on a sugar farmer's decision to adapt. "Some years, like last year, we lost out. We lost the first run, but I'm not worried this year. We're going to-we're almost fully tapped," said Burr Morse to "Nightly News."
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global warming
March 26, 2007 - 15:47 ET by DontabBlaming gobal warming for maple trees not producing syrup is baloney, ground temperatures warming creates fluid movement, move up your timetable simple.
Gorbal warming is a sickness, not a science.
THE SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING!
March 26, 2007 - 16:13 ET by Peter LVTHE SKY IS FALLING!
THE SKY IS FALLING!
looks like everyone has to get in the act
Sugar Maples
March 26, 2007 - 16:25 ET by RJAs understand it, if there is a long-term warming trend, the southern reaches of the Sugar Maples (currently Connecticut?) could very, very gradually move northward.
In the meantime, it's always been the right combination of warm days and cold nights of Springtime that makes the sap flow. Even extremely cold winters can end with a poor maple sugar season.
Other trees produce sap that can be turned into sugar too, but not as copiously and not as high a sugar content. Regardless of what the GW Alarmists say, the tree sap sugaring industry could, possibly, change gradually...but it wouldn't "disappear."
RJ, dosent concern me. I dont
March 26, 2007 - 16:38 ET by bassndudeRJ, dosent concern me. I dont use maple sugar or syrup.:-)...Let er freeze. Let er burn. Get er done....
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I do, Bass...love the stuff
March 26, 2007 - 16:50 ET by RJI do, Bass...love the stuff. I've even helped with the Sugaring, as it's called. But the point is, the GW Alarmists are talking out of their collective a$$e$, as usual.
RJ, then for your sake, I hop
March 26, 2007 - 17:05 ET by bassndudeRJ, then for your sake, I hope there is a good load of sap. That is as opposed to the GW saps:-)
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Yesterday was open house for
March 26, 2007 - 17:27 ET by RangerTomYesterday was open house for all the farms that have sugar houses. We go to this farm throughout the year to get fresh produce and our maple syrup. We asked the ownwer how the syrup production was for this year and she told us it was off because of the cold weather. Waiting for Al Gore to chime in.
Screw diversity, celebrate competency
RangerTom,Love that tag line,
March 26, 2007 - 17:36 ET by BlondeRangerTom,
Love that tag line, fella!
All in all, I'd rather buy
March 26, 2007 - 19:06 ET by radiofitz34All in all, I'd rather buy New Hampshire maple syrup. Is that available in the markets around the US? The main thing syrupy about Vermont is their liberal politics. Examples: Sen. Goofball Leahy and that town who voted to impeach Bush.
radio
March 26, 2007 - 19:25 ET by RJMaple syrup is made in all the New England states, radio. I imagine non-Vermont syrup is easily available online. ;^>
Some neighbors of mine still
March 27, 2007 - 11:11 ET by Del DolemonteSome neighbors of mine still collect it in buckets!
There are plenty of New Hampshire sap houses that would be more than happy to sell you their products by mail. Only a few of them have gotten on Al Gore's information superhighway, but this link gives you all of their contact info:
http://www.nhmapleproducers.com/house.html
Sad to say, one of my local sap houses went out of business a couple of years ago-the guy actually tapped some of my trees and I got some of the syrup in return.
Global Warming Scam
March 26, 2007 - 19:49 ET by dchesThese lib commies and their media cohorts are simply OOC. It is incredible. This story about the maple sugar/syrup industry in VT is pure BS! Unbelievable. They are pulling out all the stops this year, including the ones in the trees in VT!
Saucey
March 26, 2007 - 20:00 ET by acumenBummer, Jamieson just ruined my day.....Uncle Inuit loves to smother his home-made polar bear sausage in Maple Syrup.
Does he fry the polar bear sa
March 26, 2007 - 20:14 ET by saw the lightDoes he fry the polar bear sausage in baby seal blubber?
"People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news." - A.J. Liebling
Duh! Why don't they just ga
March 26, 2007 - 22:04 ET by Scout FinchDuh! Why don't they just gather a 'town hall meeting' and ban global warming? Just like they got little 'town hall' meetings all around Vermont to collectively agree that Bush should be impeached. After all, sending a message is so important!
There is another part of the
March 26, 2007 - 23:30 ET by jdhawkThere is another part of the story that is just a tad exaggerated. ABC reported that Vermont's maple syrup business is worth $200 million. But the Vermont Maple Grower's own site said this, "In 2000, those producers made an estimated 460,000 gallons of maple syrup, with a value of approximately $13,340,000. The reference is here: http://www.vermontmaple.org/maplefacts.html.
So, the question one has to ask, just what facts in the article are true? Answer: none, zilch, nada, zero . . . as usual.
So, the question one has to ask, just what facts in the article
March 27, 2007 - 11:15 ET by misterbill"So, the question one has to ask, just what facts in the article are true?"
The syrup comes from maple trees? It should be true--the rest of the article --who knows???
No more syrup? Darn that glob
March 27, 2007 - 07:01 ET by GeorgeTNo more syrup? Darn that global warming. If high lord God-King Al Gore can't have his pancakes covered in delicious syrup, truly we are all doomed.
Now, what was that about the orange groves that were freezing earlier this year? Oh right, I forgot, Al Gore says that never happened.
Don't forget the avocado's!Wa
March 27, 2007 - 07:14 ET by bigtimerDon't forget the avocado's!
Waaaaahhhhahahhaaaa!
Boo-Hoo!
No, no, no... he didn't s
March 27, 2007 - 08:02 ET by rimskyNo, no, no... he didn't say that it never happened.. he said it's because of GW. Get a clue George.. ANYthing can be caused by GW. But it's not GW anymore, it's just Climate Change, so ANYthing that happens can fit into high lord god-king Algore's shtick. BTW, I love that high lord king thing.. LMAO.
Global Warming scare headline of the day
March 27, 2007 - 08:44 ET by RJ(Global Warming scare headline of the day)
STUDY: GLOBAL WARMING MAY END SOME CLIMATES
"Some climates may disappear from Earth entirely..." according to Professor John W. Williams of the University of Wisconsin. Using forecasts prepared for the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, researchers used computer models (oh, no! not computer models! we're doomed!) to estimate (estimate? hahaha) how climates in various parts of the world would be affected.
Ah, computer models.I ran ac
March 27, 2007 - 09:57 ET by dahliatraversAh, computer models.
I ran across an article previously (which I should have bookmarked) that said that the eight or nine major global warming computer models do not agree with each other.
Dr. Singer points out below that presently, gw computer models do not even conform to actual observations and, naturally, cannot be relied on as predictors, though he is optimistic that they will improve in ten years.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/debate/singer.html
And the NOAA website says (emphasis mine):
"The IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios determines the range of future possible greenhouse gas concentrations (and other forcings) based on considerations such as population growth, economic growth, energy efficiency and a host of other factors. This leads a wide range of possible forcing scenarios, and consequently a wide range of possible future climates."
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html#Q11
There is lots more on the weaknesses of computer models (searching under "global warming computer models disagree") but I'd better get back to work.
P.S. Dear Al: Can I "estimate" my taxes?
Oops, that's right. High Lord
March 27, 2007 - 10:07 ET by GeorgeTOops, that's right. High Lord God-King Al Gore (Inventor of the Internet, and Emperor of the Moon) did say that the reason it was freezing cold was because of global warming. Everything is caused by global warming now, Al Gore proclaims it so, therefore it must be. For his word is law.
GT, you're just full of 'em t
March 27, 2007 - 10:26 ET by rimskyGT, you're just full of 'em this morning.. Emperor of the Moon.. I love it.. let's send him there. Put the letters HLgKAG-EOTM on the booster rocket.
Actually, I can't claim Emp
March 28, 2007 - 20:06 ET by GeorgeTActually, I can't claim Emperor of the Moon as my own. That comes from Futurama. But High Lord God-King Al Gore is my own invention. Just like the Internet is Al Gore's invention.
Oops, that's right. High Lord
March 27, 2007 - 10:07 ET by GeorgeTOops, that's right. High Lord God-King Al Gore (Inventor of the Internet, and Emperor of the Moon) did say that the reason it was freezing cold was because of global warming. Everything is caused by global warming now, Al Gore proclaims it so, therefore it must be. For his word is law.
Oops, that's right. High Lord
March 27, 2007 - 10:08 ET by GeorgeTOops, that's right. High Lord God-King Al Gore (Inventor of the Internet, and Emperor of the Moon) did say that the reason it was freezing cold was because of global warming. Everything is caused by global warming now, Al Gore proclaims it so, therefore it must be. For his word is law.