Canopy of Titans, with Paul Koberstein
From BioScience Talks by American Institute of Biological Sciences
January 8, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 176
About this episode
Journalist Paul Koberstein discusses his book 'Canopy of Titans' and the relationship between forests and climate.
For this episode, we're joined by journalist Paul Koberstein, who was here to discuss his first book, Canopy of Titans , which is about the connection between forests and climate. In particular, the book focuses on the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest, which constitutes one of the world's most important carbon stores. You can read recent expose on timber industry misinformation here .
People in this episode
Guest: Paul Koberstein
Topics covered
- forests
- climate
- journalism
- carbon storage
- environment
Keywords
- Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest
- carbon stores
- timber industry misinformation
- logging lobby
- climate change
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Canopy of Titans
Books & works: Canopy of Titans
Places: the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest
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