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Would it be a good idea to log the trees and drop them in a bog, or the equivalent, so that the carbon isn't released into the atmosphere?
by javajosh 6y ago
Would it be a good idea to log the trees and drop them in a bog, or the equivalent, so that the carbon isn't released into the atmosphere?
- edrxty 6y agoOr, you know, just build houses with them, preferably somewhere that isn't as water starved. When the houses get torn down, the wood ends up either recycled or in a landfill which is more or less the same thing.
- rsj_hn 6y agonot sure we have enough bogs to do that -- it might be an expensive proposition. It would be nice if we could find a way to mass produce petrified wood, though.
- kbelder 6y agoConvert it to charcoal, which is almost pure carbon, then dump it in an ocean trench for long-term geological recycling.