Apparently the only two things that don’t cause Global Warming are giving lots of money to environmental consultants and the New York Times. Everything else causes Global Warming. It’s understandable that we’d expect trees to save us from rising temperatures, but climate science tells a different story. Besides the amount of greenhouse gases in the air, another important switch on the planetary thermostat is how much of the sun’s energy is taken up by the earth’s surface, compared to how much is reflected back to space. The dark color of trees means that they absorb more of the sun’s energy and raise the planet’s surface temperature. That’s right. Those pesky trees are too dark. If we kill them, they’ll bleach and turn pale or tan and that will be good for the environment. Worse, trees emit reactive volatile gases that contribute to air pollution and are hazardous to human health. Quick, chop down a tree. It’s the only way to save the planet from its evil gasses. While trees provide carbon storage, forestry is not a permanent solution because trees and soil also “breathe” — that is, burn oxygen and release carbon dioxide back into the air. Eventually, all of the carbon finds its way back into the atmosphere when trees die or burn. We can’t kill the trees and we can’t live with the trees. All we can do is turn the trees into copies of the New York Times and hope that will save us from the Flying Global Warming Monster.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:06:48 +0000
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