Pls plant trees to reduce flooding and help with climate change

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown University is in the process of cutting down 245 acres of forest in southern Maryland in order to plant solar panels.

So they’re cutting 2,500+ old growth trees, in order to “offset their carbon footprint”.


This is why I can’t trust anything academia or green energy activists say.

That project needs some work, but I don't think you're being entirely factual in your presentation. Green energy and environmental activist are actively fighting this project.

You have Georgetown and private business on one side, and activists on the other. and just because it is Georgetown doing it doesn't mean this is academia as you say

Secondly, it is not an old growth forest. It is a young forest and all the mature big trees aren't even in there.

the concern is not over getting rid of the trees. The concern is the wildlife that lives in the area and run off into the Chesapeake

Thirdly, while I don't entirely support this project, these are choices are going to have to be made sooner rather than later. We are going to have to find a way to implement solar panels

finally, well I definitely agree there are some environmental concerns, a lot of the objection is NIMBY based.

I definitely think the whole project needs further review in terms of impact on the wildlife and the Chesapeake Bay. But don't misrepresent it

If they’re cutting young trees, that’s even worse for the environment, because young trees in active growth phases remove FAR more CO2 than big, mature trees that aren’t growth phases or are in decline. It’s actually better to cut mature trees, since they are at the end of their lives, whereas young trees will be actively consuming carbon dioxide for the next 5-6 decades.

I can’t understand why Georgetown is doing his when they have an excellent potential solar farm site right on Rockville pike across from Strathmore. It’s currently a golf course This site would be ideal for a solar farm, AND getting rid of that golf course would cut fertilizer and pesticides run off into Rock Creek. It’s not like we have a shortage of golf courses, is it?

If Georgetown simply can’t do without yet another place where rich old white guys (and their protégés) can get together and figure out how to screw others while chasing a ball around, then I’d remind them that their campus has plenty of roof space available for solar, too.

Let me guess...”we can’t alter the historical appearance of our campus” will be the excuse.

We really need to just eat the elite. Or use them for compost.

You are confusing Georgetown University with Georgetown Prep.

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Ecosia is a search engine run by a German non-profit that dedicates its ad revenue to planting trees.

Ecosia.org

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Besides trees, are meadow type perennials helpful? Or certain bushes? Is lawn just the bottom of the chain as far as holding soil is concerned?

Is it better to let the weeds grow? That would make me feel better about my lawn!

If holding soil is the concern, a dense healthy lawn is the #1 best option out there.

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Besides trees, are meadow type perennials helpful? Or certain bushes? Is lawn just the bottom of the chain as far as holding soil is concerned?

Is it better to let the weeds grow? That would make me feel better about my lawn!

If holding soil is the concern, a dense healthy lawn is the #1 best option out there.

Lawns are good for the environment only if you don’t use synthetic fertilizers. I’m in the process of weaning my yard of synthetic fertilizers while adding in Microclover to provide nitrogen naturally to my lawn.