supereco.com - 4/20/2009
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Trees gone bad. Remember the taunting, apple-throwing trees in The Wizard of Oz? Well, these are worse. Ten times worse. These trees spew greenhouse gases. And they're coming to your backyard.
We've been relying on forest ecosystems to be a carbon sink, a big absorbing sponge for all the ...
Twitter For Trees: Help Plant 100,000 Trees With U.N.E.P
ecopreneurist.com 5/18/2009 — June 5th is United Nations World Environment Day. The U.N. Environment Programme has setup a twitter campaign called ‘twitter for trees’. All you have to do is ‘follow’ http://twitter.com/unepandyou and they will plant a ...
HowStuffWorks "Fruit Trees"
home.howstuffworks.com 7/22/2009 — Fruit trees can be among the most memorable elements of your landscape . Choose trees that cast light shade if you want to plant a flower garden beneath them. Some trees allow sunlight to filter down between open branches or small leaves. Small, ...
Invest in trees and soil, not just cleaner coal: U.N
reuters.com 6/5/2009 — Reuters: Chopping down fewer trees and caring for the soil may be cheaper and more effective in fighting climate change than curbing emissions from coal plants, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Friday. Many energy companies and ...
Money Grows On Trees
economist.com 6/6/2009 — AT THE United Nations climate change conference in Bali two years ago, the head of the delegation from Papua New Guinea, Kevin Conrad, became a celebrity of sorts. He challenged America to lead the world on climate change or “get out of the way”. ...
The Answer is in the Trees
sharonastyk.com 2/25/2009 — This is a guest post by Elaine Solowey, an Israeli orchardist and the director of sustainable agriculture for the Arava Institute for Environjmental Studies, who has been kind enough to share her work on this blog before . She’s a wonderful ...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Stopping Deforestation
solveclimate.com 4/13/2009 — The Waxman-Markey climate bill signals Washington’s intentions to pony up to fund deforestation prevention. But will scientists, negotiators, developing countries and environmental groups agree on an forest protection program that everyone, including the trees, can live with?
Synthetic trees aim to capture CO2 from the air
theenergycollective.com 6/24/2009 —
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Scientists in the US are developing synthetic trees capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing. As the wind blows though plastic "leaves," the carbon is trapped in a chamber, compressed and stored as liquid carbon dioxide. The ...
Trees - Arbor Day Foundation
arborday.org 4/24/2009 — We inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. Search: Go: cart | wish list | sign in home | trees | arbor day | members | programs | media | arbor day farm | shop | careers | take action Arbor Day Foundation We inspire people to plant, ...
Study suggests trees dying due to global warming
thestar.com 1/27/2009 — Canadian Press: An extensive new study has found that trees in old-growth forests across western North America are dying faster than they can grow back and that climate change is probably the cause. The conclusion raises questions about how forests ...
The Arbor Day Foundation
arborday.org 4/22/2009 — Get 10 Free Trees Get 10 Free Trees Choose 10 trees that grow well where you live, and we'll send them to you to plant in your yard. You can also choose to send the trees directly to someone else.
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