The Refinishing Touch Blog

As the climate conference in Copenhagen – and our Copenhagen Watch – moves into its second week, we take a look at a new technology that is aimed at helping a cause that we at The Refinishing Touch take to heart: Deforestation.

Google unveiled a new deforestation monitoring tool that will allow scientists to track deforestation throughout the world. The tool, which is still in the early stages of testing, is expected to provide global observations and measurements of changes in the earth's forests through the use of satellite images. Because there is currently no concrete method for determining the rate at which the forests are disappearing, Google’s new service would be revolutionary for scientists hoping to curb the rapid depletion of the world’s forests.

Here at TRT we work hard to prevent as many trees as we can from ending up in landfills. With the introduction of Google’s latest service, we’re optimistic that deforestation will become a top concern for more and more individuals and drive action to help prevent it.