Climate-Change Study Cites Role of Ancient Farming
This is an interesting article by David A. Fahrenthold in the Washington Post (Monday, September 28, 2009) looking at the work of William Ruddiman, whose “early anthropocene” idea puts human induced climate change back thousands of years.
Note- this does NOT mean that emissions today are unimportant- “Ruddiman said there is still a need to cap and reduce greenhouse gases, since modern smokestacks and tailpipes are pumping them out at a level that dwarfs anything from earlier eras.”