Moontanman Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 One-fifth Of Fossil-fuel Emissions Absorbed By Threatened ForestsScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2009) — Globally, tropical trees in undisturbed forest are absorbing nearly a fifth of the CO2 released by burning fossil fuels. One-fifth Of Fossil-fuel Emissions Absorbed By Threatened Forests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think there is reason to think that Man's destruction of primordial forests has had as much if not more impact on climate as Man's direct addition of CO2 to the Earth's atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think there is reason to think that Man's destruction of primordial forests has had as much if not more impact on climate as Man's direct addition of CO2 to the Earth's atmosphere. I agree. :)It's as much about taking away from one side of the scale as it is to adding to the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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