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Forest Density Study Blows Hole in Excess CO2 Myth and the Supposed Need for Carbon Taxes

Monday, 04 July 2011 06:53

‘We have all heard it before. Humans are supposedly producing too much carbon dioxide (CO2), which is contributing to “global warming” — and the only solution, of course, is to have the United Nations (UN) distribute carbon use credits and implement carbon taxes to offset an impending global disaster. However, a new study published in the online journal PLoS One helps debunk this myth by showing that the natural world is basically taking care of this excess CO2 naturally, without the need for increased government control over individuals.

Anyone with a basic knowledge of the way trees and other plants function knows that they require CO2 in order to survive. And upon absorbing CO2, plants naturally release oxygen for humans and animals to breathe. This cycle has been going on since the beginning of time, and it continues to occur today, despite the plethora of human environmental abuses that appear to have damaged and obstructed the earth in many other ways.’

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