Archive for March, 2008
Humans and Trees: A Shared History
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Trees have been around much, much longer than people have.
The first real species of tree was called Archaeopteris, and it evolved approximately 370 million years ago. Over many years, other species of tree followed. At one point, before the continents broke apart, almost all of the earth’s land mass was covered by trees. Trees helped encourage the evolution of new and more complex species of animals, by changing oxygen into carbon dioxide and by forming new habitats that encouraged the growth of biodiversity.
It’s no wonder, then, that trees have played such a vital role in the human imagination. Trees can live much longer than humans-they are taller than us, and seem older and sometimes wiser than us. (more…)
Tags: archaeopteris, carbon, Forest, oxygen, Tree, yggdrasil
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How to Give Your Home Life a Green Makeover
Friday, March 14th, 2008
There are so many challenges facing the earth today: more trash, more people, more pollution, less space and fewer green places. With so much going on, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and apathetic. After all, what can one person do to combat all of these different problems?
It may sound incredibly cheesy, but it’s important to realise that you really do have the power to make a difference. Think about it-if nobody does anything to help because they don’t think their actions matter, then the world and the people in it will just keep moving along the same old self-destructive path. But, if everyone does something to help, we may actually be able to start putting things right.
Tags: Environment, pollution
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