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Fri Nov-10-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
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You can see the trees in this photo. They are planted in deep peat bog that the
trees destroy by being too acidic (needles from sitka spruce and pine). The peat bog is already 5x the carbon sinking of trees. The tree plantings in the distance in this photo are actually carbon-sink destroyers, and should be cut down, *are*, very slowly as land management practices catch up to current understanding.  More on peat bogs as carbon sinks http://www.coolkidsforacoolclimate.com/Causes&Effects/peat.htm |
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