Does planting trees actually cool the planet? - Carolyn Beans
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In fighting climate change, few solutions are discussed more than planting lots and lots of trees. It sounds simple enough: trees absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, so planting more should help eliminate greenhouse gasses. The trouble is, tree planting efforts don’t always work as planned. So, when is it bad to plant trees? Carolyn Beans explores strategies to successfully re-green the planet.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Carolyn Beans
- Director
- Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson Volda
- Narrator
- Alexandra Panzer
- Music
- Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer
- Stephen LaRosa
