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Artificial trees can help save the environment by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere

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British scientists have hit upon an invention that could make humans create nature synthetically. Artificial trees are not real trees, but a technologically-empowered concept device that functions like a tree. It has the capability of capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In fact tons of it. This is especially beneficial when tons of carbon is being released to the atmosphere, and there aren’t enough trees to process it.

Now a real tree would not be able to capture such amounts of carbon dioxide. Artificial trees can. That’s a big difference. An artificial tree is also more expensive than a real tree. It will cost around twenty five thousand dollars apiece.

British scientists are planning to plant one hundred trees in an area. This area will be enough to remove more than half of carbon from the atmosphere around the United Kingdom. So, if this was done all around the world, we could expect minimal to no carbon in the atmosphere. The potential for the artificial tree is truly heartening.So how do they work? Artificial trees have a filter that traps carbon dioxide. These are replaceable filters. After capturing to full capacity, filters need to be replaced with new ones. Used filter will not be disposed, but stored in oil reservoirs and oil wells.

The technology of the artificial tree is bracing for a revolution. Still at the design level, very soon a real working model will come up. Then, the pressure of real trees to capture carbon is reduced. We may soon have artificial trees that also have the capacity to produce oxygen. We may never know!

 

 

 

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How the Logging Industry Helps the Environment

You are probably scratching your head upon reading the title. How does an industry that thrives on taking down trees actually help the environment? It does not seem possible. Logging destroys forests, it does not help them or the environment.

The reality is much different. Logging is a business just like any other. If they were to remove all of their resources, they would go under in a short period of time. This is economics 101. A business must have something to sell in order to make money. A logging company cannot keep taking out trees at an unchecked rate and hope that there will be something to harvest down the road. Instead they use conservation techniques to keep their business alive.

It starts when a stand of trees is cut down. There is now nothing to hold the soil from eroding, which in turn creates problems such as mudslides. It also becomes more difficult for plants to gain a foothold as a rainfall can cause the soil to be washed away. To stop this from happening, private industries and government agencies employ re-foresters. These employees go into a harvested area and plant seedlings to prevent the soil from eroding. It also restores the habitat of the animals that was lost by logging. Over time these trees will be harvested again, but the cycle will always stay steady.

Villifying the logging industry is very easy to do. After all, they have an material tht is in constant demand, requiring a steady stream of trees. But the industry works with conservation efforts of all kinds, ensuring that habitats are there to stay for good. Loggers are most aware of the impact they have on the environment.

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