Paul.

That is an interesting thread that began back in 2006. Beyond the fact that the pictures you included are from Manitoba and not Ontario, we have known that the treeline has been shifting north for a long time. That the permafrost is melting is a good thing. It means more food growing land for all creatures including humans. A study was done on the stumps that are north of the tree line. It shows various dates where the tree line was even farther north than it was in 1997.

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By the way, the interesting part of this permafrost is that it is at the most southern edge of its occurrance. This is by no means the Arctic, but the Mid Boreal zone.


What? Post 740720 from your link says there is permafrost within the boreal forest near the northern shore of Lake Winnipeg? Wow. This is interesting indeed, but what does melting permafrost have to do with claiming that "chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature"?

Oh, and your 1981 jetta has two entries in the mileage table from your link:

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1981 	VOLKSWAGEN 	JETTA 	4 		M5 	25 	40
1981 	VOLKSWAGEN 	JETTA 	4 		M5 	41 	57


Is there a reason you did not report the 40 mpg too?

The current gasoline version gets 21/29 mpg. Their website does not show detailed specs for the diesel version. And don't forget that diesel gas has much more sulfer than does gasoline.