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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (290226)	8/25/2002 4:49:38 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I will have to put you on ignore if we are going to start agreeing: I don't know how much the cutting of our lower 48 forests has to do with it, but every tree does decrease pollution and CO2 in the environment. You are absolutely right; however, managed forests produce a lot more oxygen and consume a lot more CO2 than old growth. A LOT MORE. In fact, old growth is a net producer of CO2 because of respiration of the decomposition decay organisms. Don't get me wrong; I've seen more old growth than most of the people in this discussion, and I like it as much as the next guy. I do, however, insist on telling the truth about it.