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> (And it is carbon neutral, so if you're going to burn something, better wood than fossil fuels from that standpoint.) It is carbon neutral only if you plant
by VMG 15y ago
> (And it is carbon neutral, so if you're going to burn something, better wood than fossil fuels from that standpoint.)
It is carbon neutral only if you plant a tree. Which you can do anyway.
Burning gas or oil, which have a better co2/kwh ratio and planting a tree is better than burning a tree and planting a new one.
- burgerbrain 15y agoIt's carbon neutral in the sense that the CO2 it puts in the air was taken out of the air a decade ago, not millions of years ago. >Which you can do anyway. Buying wood funds planting trees. Buying gas and oil do not.
- VMG 15y ago> It's carbon neutral in the sense that the CO2 it puts in the air was taken out of the air a decade ago, not millions of years ago. That doesn't matter at all. > Buying wood funds planting trees. Buying gas and oil do not. Buying wood to burn it also increases the price, reducing the use of wood for better things.