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Why planting trees is great for the atmosphere 18 Articles

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    by Wendy Bradley

    The earth, Animals and the birds need trees. ___________________________ _____________ Trees protect the earth from excesses of the other elements: Water, Air & Fire. Trees have a balancing effect on the elements as they ...read more

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    by Karen Jones

    It is almost impossible to imagine our fertile planet basking in the Sun's heat, stripped bare of trees. Life would struggle to exist in such unfavourable atmospheric conditions; our familiar ecosystems becoming irreparabl...read more

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    by B. Rock

    You've seen Al Gore's movie. You know the world is coming to a catastrophic end. But where do trees fit in? Global warming is caused chiefly by a phenomena known as the greenhouse effect. Certain gasses in the earth'...read more

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    by Daniel J. Gansle

    Soon after moving to Dallas some years ago, it didn't take me long to discover what the locals refer to as the "hot Texas sun." Coming from the East Coast, the land of shade trees, cool mountain highs, and deciduous forest...read more

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    by Jordan Higgins

    Trees have many benefits. They are not only good for the atmosphere, but they are good for the earth. Trees convert Carbon Dioxide into Oxygen, serve as shelter and help stabilize the earth. Due to a process known as ph...read more

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    by Joseph Hazelbaker

    Ahh, the carbon cycle. How could something so simple be so important? And how do trees fit in? If you've temporarily blanked on what the carbon cycle is, let me give you a brief refresher. The carbon cycle, as the na...read more

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    by Aldo Bonincontro

    In the period 2005-07, the F.R.A, (Forest Resources Assessment) a research program of F.A.O., to support a sustainable policy for forests, has reported some data about the status of forests in the world that still cover ne...read more

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    by Arabella Kelly

    Planting trees, or letting existing trees stand, is indeed great for the atmosphere. Putting it simply, we release CO2 (carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere, but some is absorbed by trees and other vegetation. Trees and veg...read more

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    by Jobie Weetaluktuk

    Tree planting is good for the environment. That much society and science knows. Trees are beneficial being. They make great places for birds. A tree also builds itself by recycling carbon dioxide and generating oxygen....read more

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    by Mark Wellber

    There is nothing in the world better than the feeling you get after planting a tree. You feel that you are useful to the planet and you are helping the scientists in the planet saving process. Trees are very useful for...read more

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    by Ann Marie Dwyer

    Johnny Appleseed planted trees for food. Georgia Pacific plants trees for paper. Greenpeace plants trees to reduce pollution and protect the atmosphere. I plant trees in honor of family and friends. Why should you plan...read more

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    by Rachelle de Bretagne

    Why planting trees is good for the atmosphere. For many years, in country areas in Europe, people felled trees for boat-building, planking for woodwork industry and as a means of heat. What many forgot was that re-plant...read more

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    by Mary Vance

    Trees greatly impact our air quality and beautify our world. God gave us dominion over the earth. There "is" a lot that we can do even on a small scale to improve our personal environments if not the world. Would...read more

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    by Autumn Sage

    The Magic of Nature, Still Alive in US Such magnificent animals! Four elk standing half way up the hill were gazing at us as intently as we were at them. As my husband and I drew closer, they did not move but kept wat...read more

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    by Will Kester

    This may not be a popular article, but think about this: We should use less fossil fuel and do less forest destruction, I agree. But trees used carbo dioxide and resperate oxygen, right? We have solved many problems...read more

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    by Dona Tracy

    Why planting trees is great for the atmosphere Fear of Global Warming, dependence on foreign oil and rising electric rates have made us feel helpless and prompted complicated, controversial, community dividing and expen...read more

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    by Anna Ortlieb

    By planting trees in barren areas we have a long term beneficial, cost-effective way to continuously remove carbon dioxide ( also called the major "greenhouse gas" and contributed to be effecting global warming). Throug...read more

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    by Chesschamp

    Trees are important.Not just to the atmosphere but also to our environment.Trees provide us with oxygen to breath and shade to cool us down.Planting trees is great for the atmosphere because,trees take in carbon dioxide an...read more

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