100,000 Synthetic Trees Could Help Combat Climate Change
source: http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/03/100000-synthetic-trees-could-help-combat-climate-change/
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Whoa, cool. Fake plastic trees that are actually good for the environment. And speaking of that, why don't we have wind turbines along all of our freeways?
"A report published last Thursday from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) suggested that a forest of 100,000 artificial “trees” could be “planted” near depleted oil and gas reserves to trap carbon in a filter and bury it underground. The carbon suckers look more like fly swatters than actual arbors, but researchers say that once fully developed, the “trees” could remove thousands of times more carbon than a real tree."
"A report published last Thursday from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) suggested that a forest of 100,000 artificial “trees” could be “planted” near depleted oil and gas reserves to trap carbon in a filter and bury it underground. The carbon suckers look more like fly swatters than actual arbors, but researchers say that once fully developed, the “trees” could remove thousands of times more carbon than a real tree."
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