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In reply to the discussion: How to erase 100 years of carbon emissions? Plant trees--lots of them. [View all]misanthrope
(7,411 posts)41. I'm glad this story was written -- I've seen it several places -- but it still baffles me
that its highly self-evident information even needs to be pointed out to anyone. Someone who has had the most primary level of biology/earth sciences education knows all this. It's about on a par with knowing what oxygen or photosynthesis is, things we learned in elementary school.
There's a reason environmentalists were derided as "tree huggers." Being primates, we should be ashamed of how far we've fallen from our arboreal past.
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Well, we're in the South - most years no worry about cedars using too much water
csziggy
Jul 2019
#34
Not trees...bamboo - invasive as hell. Grows MUCH faster than trees, excellent carbon sink.
harumph
Jul 2019
#4
This will only work if business and big corporations can make an obscene profit..
mitch96
Jul 2019
#14
5 acre to 1 million acre farms can have a major positive impact on the ecosystem "
mitch96
Jul 2019
#35
Somebody has to pay for the seeds and seedlings Trees don't grow on trees, you know.
marylandblue
Jul 2019
#28
Fine, then pay them off for doing it ... it's still cheaper than climate change (nt)
mr_lebowski
Jul 2019
#30
I'm glad this story was written -- I've seen it several places -- but it still baffles me
misanthrope
Jul 2019
#41