A 2019 study from the Swiss Institute of Integrative Biology suggested that planting 1 trillion trees would dramatically reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and significantly help stop global climate change. Mar 10, 2020
A trillion trees sounds like an impossible goal. But every time you plant a tree in your yard, on school grounds, or in your neighborhood open spaces, you reduce greenhouse gas because they are natural carbon absorbers (a mature tree can absorb up to 48lbs of carbon a year).
Every time you plant a tree, you are part of the solution for reducing and stopping the effects of global warming. For more information about planting trees visit:
https://onetreeplanted.org/pages/tree-facts
https://onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/flatten-curve-carbon-emissions
There are other things you can do to take care of Mother Earth as well:
We can continue to recycle properly and phase out our consumption of single-use plastics (recycling just 1 lb. ofโฆ
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I looooove trees ๐ And a few months back, at the beginning of winter, we lost two trees on our neighbor’s property. It completely changed the feel when we walk out of our house, it’s way too open and we see all the wires at the nearby intersection. Those trees were here before we moved in and it too months to get used to it. They were old and branches were falling and the DPW took them down since they were their responsibility. Yesterday I was elated to hear our neighbors ARE going to plant a tree. If we had space, we would’ve, but we don’t
What a difference they make, from tree-lined streets to saving the planet. Happy Earth Day, Darlene! ๐ oxox
Such a simple thing but a real oasis and a life-support for so many of God’s creatures…including us! Thanks for sharing your experience Donna.โค