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Tag: Trees

‘Clean Air For Our Kids’ Or ‘Growth At All Costs’? Kansas City Tries To Save Its Trees

03/16/2023 Don Wallace

The Kansas City Council will consider new rules to protect the city’s trees and place new restrictions on developers who…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Local Policy, Trees

Proposed KCMO Ordinance 220961 On Tree Preservation And Protection Considered This Week

02/06/2023 Don Wallace

Proposed KCMO Ordinance 220961 on tree preservation and protection will be considered, February 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. by the…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Forests, Local Policy, Trees, Urban Habitat

Let’s Not Pretend Planting Trees Is A Permanent Climate Solution

06/04/2022 Don Wallace

Trees are our original carbon removal technology: Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide out of the air and store it.…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Carbon Capture, Carbon Offsets, Forests, Trees

Environmentalists Call On Biden To Fight Climate Change By Protecting Old-Growth Trees

02/18/2022 Don Wallace

A coalition of more than 70 environmental groups launched a joint campaign on Tuesday calling on President Biden to protect…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Forests, National Policy, Trees

Natural vs. Artificial: Which Christmas Tree Option Is Better For The Climate?

11/26/2021 Don Wallace

It’s the time of the year when most Americans plan their household centerpiece of the season: the Christmas tree. So,…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Plastics, Trees

Florida’s Palm Trees Could Become The Next Victim Of The Climate Crisis

10/23/2021 Don Wallace

Scientists are working on solutions to capture and safely contain atmospheric carbon. One approach is called “terrestrial sequestration” — which…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Sequestration, Trees

Climate Crisis Making Autumn Leaves Fall Earlier, Study Finds

12/02/2020 Don Wallace

Global heating appears to be making trees drop their leaves earlier, according to new research, confounding the idea that warmer…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Trees, Weather

A Trillion Trees Not Enough To Fix Climate Crisis, Critics Say

02/28/2020 Don Wallace

A trillion trees would still be woefully inadequate to address the global warming crisis, according to Democrats and climate scientists…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Forests, Trees

1 Trillion Trees: What Would It Take, How Would It Work, And Is It Even Worth It?

02/22/2020 Don Wallace

Achieving a global goal to grow and conserve a trillion trees as part of the fight against climate change—a goal…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Forests, Sequestration, Trees

Drone System Plants 40,000 Trees Per Day

12/21/2019 Bob Grove

Tree-planting drone’s goal is to be planting 100 million trees a year by 2023.

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Global Warming, Sequestration, Technology, Trees

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