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Collapsing Nation Still Somehow Expects Singer to Perform Anthem Sober (thehardtimes.net)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by DxK@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

But that carbon wouldn't be in the air otherwise, so not good. Reduce, reuse, recycle.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unless you're planting trees and then cutting them down to bury them, it absolutely would.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, in that case, you're digging up carbon in trees, lighting it and putting it in the sky...

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Only if it's virgin forest. I said it could be carbon neutral which would imply tree farming. The only way you can sequester carbon with trees is literally burying them.