Comments on: One Million Trees by 2020 http://greenmachines.us/one-million-trees/one-million-trees-by-2020 Our Journey To A Greener World Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Ken http://greenmachines.us/one-million-trees/one-million-trees-by-2020/comment-page-1#comment-2373 Ken Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:04:36 +0000 http://greenmachines.us/?p=58#comment-2373 Ben, could you provide the link to these reports again? The link you provided is incomplete. Ben, could you provide the link to these reports again? The link you provided is incomplete.

]]> By: Ben http://greenmachines.us/one-million-trees/one-million-trees-by-2020/comment-page-1#comment-1998 Ben Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:14:39 +0000 http://greenmachines.us/?p=58#comment-1998 Some countries such as Singapore designate one day in a year as "tree planting day". While this program sounds great, it may not be suitable for a city state like Singapore as the planted trees require great care. Occasionally the trees which are not well-maintained would will fall on vehicles or even human. Trees are carbon sink when they are alive. But they become carbon source during decomposting. There are reports on how a forest becomes carbon source when infected by disease. Some countries such as Singapore designate one day in a year as “tree planting day”. While this program sounds great, it may not be suitable for a city state like Singapore as the planted trees require great care. Occasionally the trees which are not well-maintained would will fall on vehicles or even human.

Trees are carbon sink when they are alive. But they become carbon source during decomposting. There are reports on how a forest becomes carbon source when infected by disease.

]]> By: Bill S http://greenmachines.us/one-million-trees/one-million-trees-by-2020/comment-page-1#comment-420 Bill S Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:56:01 +0000 http://greenmachines.us/?p=58#comment-420 For two years we were bombarded with political talk about the coming green revolution. Soaring oil prices meant pain at the pump and people were ready to give green a listen. Everybody was complaining about the $50 to $100 dollar trips to the gas station. It was crazy. Something had to be done. And suddenly people started to drive less. They were doing the little things like combining trips to the market and dry cleaner. People were being green without trying. They were conserving. Cut to the market crash over the last several months and the huge drop in gas prices. Talk about a tax cut. Going from 4 and change a gallon of gas to 2 is money in your pocket. But what I woke up to this morning really gave me a chill. With lower gas prices people were driving more. Yes, that cheap gas has given them a new lease to drive their SUVs or low mileage cars and trucks. The talk about alternative energy has been replaced with the crashing stock market, deflation, dropping housing markets, etc. The solar market that had been going strong is now in turmoil. Nobody wants to part with their cash or take out loans to pay for electricity, even if they can save money in the long run. It doesn’t make sense, but when people are scared about losing their jobs and the balance in their checking accounts, sense never adds up. If Americans revert back to their old ways — consume and consume some more — then we all deserve what we get which will be cheap gas and its affects…more coal burning power plants and lots of pollution. If ever there was a time for the government to put a big fat tax on gas, this is it. We need to stabilize what gas costs us and use that tax money on research and development for alternative fuels. Believe it or not, cheap gas is the worst possible thing for us and our economy, but most of all, our future. For two years we were bombarded with political talk about the coming green revolution. Soaring oil prices meant pain at the pump and people were ready to give green a listen. Everybody was complaining about the $50 to $100 dollar trips to the gas station. It was crazy. Something had to be done. And suddenly people started to drive less. They were doing the little things like combining trips to the market and dry cleaner. People were being green without trying. They were conserving. Cut to the market crash over the last several months and the huge drop in gas prices. Talk about a tax cut. Going from 4 and change a gallon of gas to 2 is money in your pocket.

But what I woke up to this morning really gave me a chill. With lower gas prices people were driving more. Yes, that cheap gas has given them a new lease to drive their SUVs or low mileage cars and trucks. The talk about alternative energy has been replaced with the crashing stock market, deflation, dropping housing markets, etc. The solar market that had been going strong is now in turmoil. Nobody wants to part with their cash or take out loans to pay for electricity, even if they can save money in the long run. It doesn’t make sense, but when people are scared about losing their jobs and the balance in their checking accounts, sense never adds up.

If Americans revert back to their old ways — consume and consume some more — then we all deserve what we get which will be cheap gas and its affects…more coal burning power plants and lots of pollution. If ever there was a time for the government to put a big fat tax on gas, this is it. We need to stabilize what gas costs us and use that tax money on research and development for alternative fuels. Believe it or not, cheap gas is the worst possible thing for us and our economy, but most of all, our future.

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