Old forests absorb CO2 too; study


	Old forests absorb CO2 too; study

pokkets

9-11-2008 6:21 PM

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pokkets says:

They hold Carbon That will be released, when culled, they are also, contrary 'calculations', Not carbon Neutral. The Value of old growth forests can never be calculated, and are Priceless. Their Value should not be based on some cheap corrupt accounting trick. they Help us Breathe, the Earth Breathe And The Planet has Lung Cancer

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/09/11/2361938.htm?site=science&topic=latest">The finding overturns previous assumptions that only younger forests, mainly in the tropics, absorb significantly more CO2 than they release</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/09/11/2361938.htm?site=science&topic=latest">The study appears in the latest issue of <A target="_blank" href="http://www.nature.com/"><EM>Nature</EM></A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; 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