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@Raisin8659 to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

[US] Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health

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[US] Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health

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Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
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Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature.
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  • @GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world
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    29•2 years ago

    In 2021, the QT gas stations around my city literally cut down every tree on the property so the transients wouldn’t have shade.

    I don’t know why I felt the need to mention this.

    • @conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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      Because this is the vibe in the US. Only non-solutions are allowed. Don’t get down or you will be kicked. No get up, only kick.

    • Uranium3006
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      Because it shows how not solving one problem (high cost housing and the resulting homelessness) results in more problems (trees getting cut down to make it someone else’s problem)

  • @iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee
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    21•2 years ago

    More! I want to live in a treehouse jungle!

    • @PuddingFeeling907@lemmy.world
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      18•2 years ago

      I have dreams living in a jungle with electric trains and plant based foods.

      • @iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee
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        9•2 years ago

        Let’s do it. I’m gonna order Sequoia seeds right now and throw them everywhere I go!

  • @weariedfae@lemmy.world
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    13•2 years ago

    Please plant seed-bearing trees my allergies are already trying to kill me. The policy of planting only pollen-producing trees has made pollen so bad that it is now a part of the weather forecast!

  • Sentient Loom
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    8•2 years ago

    This is great news.

    Do trees reduce heat? I guess they provide shade.

    Let’s do reforestation on Iceland too.

    • @Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Absolutely, there can be a 20 degree C (35 degree F) difference in the same area on streets with trees vs streets without trees.

    • @protist@mander.xyz
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      14•2 years ago

      They reduce the urban heat island effect a ton by casting shade

      • mars296
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        Its more than just shade! Trees create extra cooling effect by using the suns energy and from the water evaporating from their leaves. Thats why you won’t burn your feet on grass but an equally dark pavement burns your feet. Tree > umbrella in terms of heat mitigation.

    • @fujiwood@lemmy.world
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      Iceland you say? More good news for you!

      https://youtu.be/K-r2EetCtO0?si=RdweFgyIqMNt0BRk

      https://youtu.be/eywX-oj2Bck?si=7TgeRq6E-7qOAfTs

      • Sentient Loom
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        3•2 years ago

        Oh nice

  • @DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world
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    7•2 years ago

    And $800 million of that went to “consultants”.

  • @MiatasAreTheAnswer@lemmy.world
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    6•2 years ago

    AMONGUS

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    • @Mobiuthuselah@lemm.ee
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      1•2 years ago

      I don’t know about carbon sinks, but compound-leaved trees tend to grow faster and produce dense wood.

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