not hardly
the biosphere doesnt know the difference between a woodfire and burning gas and the plants you dont kill for fuel will still be sucking down carbon dioxide as opposed to releasing it.
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But there aren't enough of them . . .
. . to absorb the additional CO2 from fossil fuel. We need a whole lot more plants to handle the job and we're not getting them - just the opposite.
Of course, with a lot more CO2 in the atmosphere and much higher temperatures we could get some massive plant blooms. Some scientists think the last big global warming was stopped by aquatic ferns in the lakes formed from melted icecap. Of course in northern US and Canada these very ferns are being ripped out because they interfere with recreational use of lakes and streams. About the only positive thing we've got going is landfills, the largest volume being carbon in wood and paper. |
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But ...
You can only burn plants as fast as you grow them. It eventually reaches an equilibrium. If you burn fossil fuels without sequestering an equal amount, you're causing a net release into the atmosphere.
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on that point you are correct, so when are you buying
a woodburning car?
http://thejadeddevel...-burning-car.html |