Comments on: Trees or Humans? – A Battle of Survival with Increasing CO2 Levels – Environment Blog http://www.oneafrikan.com/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/ This is the evolution of One Afrikan. And this blog is going to change it's design too. Promise. Booyaa. Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Gareth Knight http://www.oneafrikan.com/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Gareth Knight Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:59:31 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/#comment-749 Hi Irani Thanks for the blogrolling - done the same thing for you ;-) Yea - planting more trees is one of the simpler, easier things to do in the grand scheme of things, but doesn't seem to be done enough of... Thanks - you too! PS - what's up with ecofriend.com? - seems to be down... Hi Irani

Thanks for the blogrolling – done the same thing for you ;-)

Yea – planting more trees is one of the simpler, easier things to do in the grand scheme of things, but doesn’t seem to be done enough of…

Thanks – you too!

PS – what’s up with ecofriend.com? – seems to be down…

]]> By: Irani http://www.oneafrikan.com/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Irani Fri, 23 Dec 2005 05:22:56 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/#comment-748 Hi Gareth, First, let me thank you for linking me to your blog. Its my pleasure to inform you that I have placed you in my BLOGROLL, as I loved the write-ups of your blogs, which are mostly direct and serious in approach. Appropos to Ed's comment, call it politics or concern, its true there is no substitute to planting more trees. I have been working on environment for last 7years, and have come up with this blog. It would be my pleasure if you place me in your blog roll. The other blog I run is -- http://www.ecofriend.com., which is on eco-friendly porducts. Keep up with the good writings. Regards, Irani Hi Gareth,

First, let me thank you for linking me to your blog. Its my pleasure to inform you that I have placed you in my BLOGROLL, as I loved the write-ups of your blogs, which are mostly direct and serious in approach.

Appropos to Ed’s comment, call it politics or concern, its true there is no substitute to planting more trees.

I have been working on environment for last 7years, and have come up with this blog. It would be my pleasure if you place me in your blog roll. The other blog I run is — http://www.ecofriend.com., which is on eco-friendly porducts.

Keep up with the good writings.

Regards,
Irani

]]> By: Gareth Knight http://www.oneafrikan.com/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Gareth Knight Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:56:58 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/#comment-747 Hey Ed Thanks for the response ;-) Sure, that makes sense - since nature is all about equilibrium, so when you alter the state or amount of one element, then there has to be a corresponding action with the other elements for it to be sustainable... This is one of the things that frustates me about science at the moment - there is so much research being done, but from my admittadly limited viewpoint there doesn't seem to be much pulling it together to place things like this in the broader context... As for slapping Americans, I have now personally met at least 6 Americans while living in London, and I can say they are/were good folk... However, there is this one guy who OK'd drilling for oil in Alaska in one of the last pristine places on the planet, that I'd really like to have a little chat with... Hey Ed

Thanks for the response ;-)

Sure, that makes sense – since nature is all about equilibrium, so when you alter the state or amount of one element, then there has to be a corresponding action with the other elements for it to be sustainable…

This is one of the things that frustates me about science at the moment – there is so much research being done, but from my admittadly limited viewpoint there doesn’t seem to be much pulling it together to place things like this in the broader context…

As for slapping Americans, I have now personally met at least 6 Americans while living in London, and I can say they are/were good folk… However, there is this one guy who OK’d drilling for oil in Alaska in one of the last pristine places on the planet, that I’d really like to have a little chat with…

]]> By: Ed http://www.oneafrikan.com/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Ed Sun, 18 Dec 2005 13:15:38 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2005/12/17/trees-or-humans-%e2%80%93-a-battle-of-survival-with-increasing-co2-levels-environment-blog/#comment-746 Ah, but a few points re this, if you're thinking about it as a solution to the planetary CO2 overdose. 1. It's also be shown that the effect is short term: most trees will absord more over the space of about three years, but then fall back to a natural level. 2. If you up one input, you have to up the others in order to be able to process them. So for trees you need both more water, and more daylight or leaves. Without these the CO2 is dissipated through the roots and consumed by ephemeral funghi and bacteria who quickly release it again. Obviously water is a problem since that's probably what world war three will be fought over. So there's no substitute to planting more trees (http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/ and http://www.nationaltreetrust.org/) and slapping more Americans. Ah, but a few points re this, if you’re thinking about it as a solution to the planetary CO2 overdose.

1. It’s also be shown that the effect is short term: most trees will absord more over the space of about three years, but then fall back to a natural level.

2. If you up one input, you have to up the others in order to be able to process them. So for trees you need both more water, and more daylight or leaves. Without these the CO2 is dissipated through the roots and consumed by ephemeral funghi and bacteria who quickly release it again.

Obviously water is a problem since that’s probably what world war three will be fought over.

So there’s no substitute to planting more trees (http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/ and http://www.nationaltreetrust.org/) and slapping more Americans.

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