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Mon, Jul 29

Surprising New Benefit from Trees

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Trees have long been known to act as a carbon sink. It’s estimated that forests absorb a net 7.6 billion metric tons of CO2 each year. To put that into context, that is 1.5 times more carbon than the United States emits every year.

But a new discovery has found that trees can do more than just reduce carbon levels. Check out the presentations to learn why trees have become even more environmentally important.

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