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 Do trees make it OK to drive an SUV?
Do trees make it OK to drive an SUV?
People plant trees to try and offset their carbon dioxide. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago
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 Being Carbon Neutral
Being Carbon Neutral
Everyone's probably heard about the impact we have on the environment, but how many trees does it take to offset the amount of carbon you make. Imaging how many trees your company would have to plant to make it carbon neutral.

Carbon Calculator for USA picked by teaya21 2 years ago
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 Oceans cause global warming, says expert
Oceans cause global warming, says expert
The United States' leading hurricane forecaster says that global ocean currents, not human-produced carbon dioxide, are responsible for global warming, and the earth may begin to cool on its own in five to 10 years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago
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 The Green Initiative - Carbon Foot Print Calculator
The Green Initiative - Carbon Foot Print Calculator
Using this program put in what you pay a month on electricity, gas, etc... and find out what your carbon foot print is. The website will then tell you how many tree's you must plant to offset your waste. picked by muppetmaker 6 months ago
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 Simpler Way To Counter Global Warming Explained
Simpler Way To Counter Global Warming Explained
Lock Up Carbon In Soil And Use Bioenergy Exhaust Gases For Energy. Writing in the journal Nature, a Cornell biogeochemist describes an economical and efficient way to help offset global warming: Pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by charring, or partially burning, trees, grasses or crop residues without the use of oxygen. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago
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 Seven large city trees found poisoned
Seven large city trees found poisoned
Someone has killed seven trees on the Burke-Gilman Trail by lethal injection.
The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department said Thursday that someone intentionally has killed seven, 70-foot-high trees along the trail at Northeast 77th Street, apparently by injecting herbicide into holes drilled into their trunks picked by bingo 3 months ago
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 The incredible trees of Socotra Islands
The incredible trees of Socotra Islands
11 photos of amazing trees featured on the karmapanda site. picked by SkandarGraun 4 months ago
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 Hawaii moves to fine Bette Midler for cutting down trees
Hawaii moves to fine Bette Midler for cutting down trees
Bette Midler cut down more than 230 trees around one of her properties on the island of Kauai without a permit, and the state has recommended she be fined. picked by punthe 1 year ago
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 Can fir trees help detect breast cancer?
Can fir trees help detect breast cancer?
Studies of fir trees in Norway may lead to earlier detection of breast cancer. picked by suebe 2 months ago
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  Study: Fall Colors are Sunscreen for Trees
Study: Fall Colors are Sunscreen for Trees
The fiery red hues that seem to set forest leaves ablaze in autumn are produced in part as a result of the soil that trees grow in and help protect the trees in the winter, a new study finds. picked by eljay 1 year ago
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 Save trees, use eco-paper
Save trees, use eco-paper
New method to produce paper uses half as many trees. Xerox offers eco-paper to commercial users. picked by hisidea 1 year ago
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 25 Seriously Twisted Trees
25 Seriously Twisted Trees
Trees and plants have a kind of flexibility that is both disturbing and inspiring. Left to their own devices they can wrap around objects and create strange works of unintentional art. picked by karenben 7 months ago
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 'Jelly balls' may slow global warming
'Jelly balls' may slow global warming
Vast numbers of marine "jelly balls" now appearing off the Australian east coast could be part of the planet's mechanism for combating global warming. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago
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 Rare fossilized cypress trees found in Hungary
Rare fossilized cypress trees found in Hungary
Hungarian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered a group of fossilized swamp cypress trees preserved from 8 million years ago which could provide clues about the climate of pre-historic times. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Carbon Dioxide Detected on Faraway World
Carbon Dioxide Detected on Faraway World
Carbon dioxide, a potential fingerprint of life, has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago
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  U.S. agrees to Bali compromise
U.S. agrees to Bali compromise
The United States made a dramatic reversal Saturday, first rejecting and then accepting a compromise to set the stage for intense negotiations in the next two years aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago
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 Trees, Grass May Produce Ethanol without Poisoning Gulf
Trees, Grass May Produce Ethanol without Poisoning Gulf
Within five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants that now cause a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago
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 The rare plant that towers over owner's house after Britain's barmy weather causes it to grow 25ft in 'a few weeks'
The rare plant that towers over owner's house after Britain's barmy weather causes it to grow 25ft in 'a few weeks'
For more than a quarter of a century, it had been nothing more than a clump of spiky leaves. Then the plant suddenly burst through the centre and grew and grew and grew, shooting up 25ft in a matter of weeks and bursting into yellow-green flowers. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago
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 Will hemp and lime insulation make homes earth friendly?
Will hemp and lime insulation make homes earth friendly?
Houses built from hempcrete have been found to create less waste and need less fuel to heat than conventionally constructed homes, both saving carbon dioxide emissions associated with a building. picked by suebe 2 years ago
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 Global warming kooks can now buy "pollution credits"
Global warming kooks can now buy "pollution credits"
Some enterprising Australian companies are now offering to mitigate (offset) the global warming contributions of others... for a price. Feel bad about the effect your cat's farts are having on the environment? It will cost you about $6.00 (Australian) to clear your conscience. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago
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 Energy Champions game
Energy Champions game
Energy Champions is a fast and furious game where you must collect the recycling dropped from above by the selfish workers and place them in the correct recycling bins before your carbon workprint becomes too big. picked by willcheng 10 months ago
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