In 2021, the QT gas stations around my city literally cut down every tree on the property so the transients wouldn't have shade.
I don't know why I felt the need to mention this.
this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
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Because this is the vibe in the US. Only non-solutions are allowed. Don't get down or you will be kicked. No get up, only kick.
Because it shows how not solving one problem (high cost housing and the resulting homelessness) results in more problems (trees getting cut down to make it someone else's problem)
More! I want to live in a treehouse jungle!
I have dreams living in a jungle with electric trains and plant based foods.
Let's do it. I'm gonna order Sequoia seeds right now and throw them everywhere I go!
Please plant seed-bearing trees my allergies are already trying to kill me. The policy of planting only pollen-producing trees has made pollen so bad that it is now a part of the weather forecast!
This is great news.
Do trees reduce heat? I guess they provide shade.
Let's do reforestation on Iceland too.
They reduce the urban heat island effect a ton by casting shade
Its more than just shade! Trees create extra cooling effect by using the suns energy and from the water evaporating from their leaves. Thats why you won't burn your feet on grass but an equally dark pavement burns your feet. Tree > umbrella in terms of heat mitigation.
Absolutely, there can be a 20 degree C (35 degree F) difference in the same area on streets with trees vs streets without trees.
And $800 million of that went to "consultants".
AMONGUS
how much does the average tree sapling cost? do tree saplings that mature faster act as better carbon sinks than slower maturing trees?
I don't know about carbon sinks, but compound-leaved trees tend to grow faster and produce dense wood.