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Power of trees underestimated

I still think the answer to carbon dioxide is in trees. It seems to me that the best way to combat the problem is not only to impose restrictions on CO2 producing factors such as industry and traffic, but also to increase the acreage of land used for... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sat, May 31 2008

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16 Dec 08		Tokyo Midtown Christmas, 2008 - Animated trees  »  YouTube videoTokyo Midtown (a big shopping complex) put on a Christmas display. This section had a number of the trees along the road fitted with LED tubes. The tubes have the impression of the trees being rained on, or something.
28 Jan 08		Tending trees nurtures U.S. ties  »  Japan Times LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) For Seiji Horio, caring for hundreds of "ume" plum trees and "sakura" cherry trees is not so much a job as a mission. Read the full story . . .
29 Jul 08		2020 goal set for CO2 capture, storage tech  »  Japan Times The Cabinet adopted an action plan Tuesday to have technology for storing carbon dioxide underground ready by 2020 to help curb global warming. The "carbon dioxide capture and storage" technology will collect the gas emitted from thermal power plants...
09 Feb 08		Bon Hiver!  »  Notes from the Nog I step outside to get the paper.  The whole valley is a sugarbowl.  The sun is just now peering over the rim, and the air is filled with the sound of light rain, as the snow gently melts from the trees.  Huge bamboo trees seem to sigh as they ...
13 Jun 08		Amazing Really Old Trees  »  TreeHugger Really old trees are really amazing! If I get a chance this weekend, I will go hiking somewhere nice with old-growth forest northwest of Tokyo. Could be tricky to find though, as much of what we see today is planted or restored forest areas, and you'll...
28 May 08		Business › Toyota plants 50,000 trees  »  Japan Today Toyota Motor Co this week planted approximately 50,000 trees at the Tsutsumi plant as one of the company’s sustainable plant activities. Based on the local…

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