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subjecttomyopinion t1_itkrhek wrote

This has been out there forever. People just don't want to believe it or don't take the time to implement.

Green plants reduce co2?! Holy shit!!

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nillerwafer t1_itkvchc wrote

I work with a guy that said that if he was made ruler of the world, he’d have all the trees removed from the side of the road so that they won’t make a mess in the fall.

People just aren’t educated, they think plants are all over the place just for decoration. They were either never taught, or were never paying attention in school. They have no idea that plants consume CO2 and spit out oxygen. It’s called photosynthesis.

Go ahead and ask some people in your life if they can explain photosynthesis to you. You’d be shocked how many people know the word but have no idea what it actually means.

The problem’s about to get worse unfortunately, the young generation suffered serious setbacks in education thanks to the most recent pandemic.

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Rich_6281 t1_itl6qiw wrote

Although it is true that plants do produce oxygen and stuff, 70 percent of our oxygen is actually from algae in the ocean which we are killing with water pollution.

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MinuteManufacturer t1_itstf75 wrote

This article is about making incremental change using infrastructure we already have. Try and stay focused.

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wongrich t1_itn9uds wrote

Trees Also reduce heat in heat waves

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Deyln t1_itl5u87 wrote

Or that they act as wind/snow/other barriers.

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subjecttomyopinion t1_itkwd22 wrote

Agree 100%. That's why I'm skipping learning prison with my kids.

People frown on homeschooling but my son is already a year ahead in school and learns firsthand. No politics involved with his education and he is engaged as well as faces a very strict regimen of teaching.

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subjecttomyopinion t1_itm60pg wrote

Politics aren't involved?

See Betsy devos.

See voucher systems for schools.

See school boards being overrun by "Christians" that don't want "porn or strippers" in schools.

Thanks for stopping by

Edit- Will also add- "specifically trained" - to follow what the school board "allows" and are underpaid for while handling 25-30 kids at a time rather than smaller groups. Makes sense.

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BigSkoonChungus t1_itmbpew wrote

I would have thrived in home school. I finished up online my senior year and graduated 3 months early. I barely passed in school, it’s too distracting.

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BigSkoonChungus t1_itmbr4c wrote

Not to mention it’s where a ton of kids die now

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subjecttomyopinion t1_itmbzg6 wrote

Whoa whoa whoa. You must be inundated with conservative politics. /s.

I agree. Teachers aren't paid enough to be meat shields.

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ThePlanetMercury t1_itm8vqx wrote

The problem is green plants suck at reducing CO2. You'll reduce CO2 more by putting solar panels instead even if you don't have significant storage.

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azdood85 t1_itobx8m wrote

My neighbors barely have time to cleanup their dogshit, I doubt theyll take care of a garden.

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857477457 t1_itl30az wrote

Actually they don't. They absorb it while alive and then release it after they die. They only fix carbon if they end up buried somewhere without decomposers. A rooftop garden isn't going to fix carbon.

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danielravennest t1_itla38v wrote

> A rooftop garden isn't going to fix carbon.

Maybe not, but it can eliminate transportation cost and CO2 emissions if the produce is used locally, like in the building or a short distance away.

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