One tree can absorb as much carbon in a year as a car produces in driving 26,000 miles. About half of the ‘greenhouse effect’ is caused by CO2, and trees help reduce this by removing CO2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
- Trees cool the air and ground around them, thus the shade from trees helps cool the Earth’s temperature.
- Just three trees planted around an average-sized home can lower air conditioning bills by up to 50% and can lower heating bills by up to 30%.
Trees naturally filter pollutants from water flow, reducing the amount of pollution that washes into drainage areas.
If every American family planted just one tree, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere would be reduced by one billion pounds annually.
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