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Posts tagged “trees”

Plant a Tree for Earth Day!

If you care about the earth but haven't yet found away to celebrate Earth Day, why not plant a tree? You can never have too many fruit trees, and now's a good time of year to plant them. See some ha...

How to: 9 Steps to Planting a Tree

Most folks are aware of the benefits of planting more trees: carbon sequestering, erosion control, oxygen production, natural shade (save on A/C), privacy, noise control, wind block - the list goes on...

Blogging the NYTimes: Putting Trees to Work

As a compliment to the idea of green infrastructure we blogged about earlier this week, scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger holds an unusual view of trees: they are, as she explains, chemical factories....

Which Tree is the Biggest Carbon Sink?

What kind of tree should you plant if your goal is to sequester the most carbon? One that grows quickly, says Brendan I. Koerner, who writes The Green Lantern over at Slate.Good bets include the Laur...