Things That Make You Say Duh, Vol 4

"If you have an old forest on the ground, it's probably better to leave it there than to cut it"

The quote comes from a report showing that old growth forests absorb more carbon dioxide than they release into the atmosphere. There are a hell of a lot of other reasons to keep old growth forests around, but if this one will have an effect on decisions of whether to save old growth forests, then great.

If the forests get cut down, I guess we can always get the hippies to come and cry over the dead trees. Do you think that crying hippies are carbon sinks or carbon sources?

Source: AP