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To: SuzyQue

Actually, trees (and other plants) take in CO2 and give off oxygen.


22 posted on 08/19/2009 5:57:13 PM PDT by Sherman Logan ("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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To: Sherman Logan; SuzyQue

Actually, they do both.

They ‘exhale’ O^2 during daylight; CO^2 at night. Generally, the younger they are, the greater the disparity between the two processes, though it “always” favors net O^2 production, while alive.

Living trees also contribute huge amounts of methane to the atmosphere; estimates range anywhere from 10% to 30% of annual atmospheric methane emissions.


27 posted on 08/19/2009 7:07:22 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (The mob got President Barabbas; America got shafted)
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