[ACT] Treebune News

[Jared Liu]

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	March 2, 2009	 	
		
  	


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NATIONAL NEWS
Trees Absorb a Fifth of Carbon Emissions Pumped Out by Humans
(Washington, DC)- The journal Nature published a study that found  
nearly one-fifth of fossil fuel emissions are absorbed by forests  
across Africa, Amazonia, and Asia. The study found that on average the  
trees are getting bigger and absorbing more CO2, contrary to the  
theory that mature forests are carbon neutral as a result of the  
carbon absorbed by new trees being balanced by that released from old  
trees dying.

  	


  	
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LOCAL STORY
San Francisco Zipcar Lets Charity Workers Drive Free
(San Francisco, CA)- To help Bay Area nonprofits survive a massive  
donation slump, the Zipcar car-sharing service has begun letting  
charity workers drive its cars for free. Volunteers who help seniors  
switch their analog televisions to digital, after-school art teachers,  
environmentalists with trees to plant, and Big Brothers and Sisters  
who mentor kids are now driving around town on Zipcar's dime.

  	



  	
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