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GIGO Diary, for 2008-03-18: Tree planting day Trees are energy savers. Shade from two large trees on west side of house can save up to 30% of typical residence's air conditioning bill By Barbara Armitage GIGO Diary of a Recycler: Everyday we are going to follow my garbage to see just how close I can come to eliminating my contribution the landfills in America Today is Tuesday March 18, 2008. Posted 2008-03-19 I'm really getting to old for this stuff. Today we planted the 4 trees that we bought yesterday they weren't all that big, the 7 gallon pot size but the way I figure it the ratio is about 2 Tylenol:1 tree. Our house has a southern exposure and no front porch so the sun beats down on us unmercifully in the summer. We planted 3 Autumn Blaze Maples out front and one on the west side. I choose this particular tree because it is very fast growing, lives a long time and turns a beautiful red color in the fall. In the past 3 and one half years here we have planted more than 200 trees. Some of them are for us like the Dogwoods, Redbuds and Maples and some like the Oaks are for our great grand children. Trees are beneficial to the environment in a variety of ways. The most obvious of course would be that they provide oxygen for us to breathe. In fact one tree releases enough oxygen to sustain two human beings. But there are other benefits to planting trees as well. Trees are energy savers. Planting trees around your home reduces the need for air conditioning. Energy conservation helps reduce global warming. By saving energy, they also save money. Shade from two large trees on the west side of a house and one on the east side can save up to 30% of a typical residence's annual air conditioning costs. Trees help control air and water pollution. Excess man made carbon dioxide contributes to global warming. Trees naturally absorb carbon dioxide; they store carbon as they grow. 30 trees can absorb the amount of carbon dioxide generated by the average person. They also absorb other pollutants, such as excess fertilizers and pesticides produced by farms. While planting trees is important to our environment recycling paper products is just as important. Paper products are made from wood. Recycling paper helps reduce the need to cut down trees. You can also help by using products made of recycled paper. FACT: Americans throw away 44 million newspapers everyday. That's the same as dumping 500,000 trees into landfills each week. Here's what happened to the rest of the day's garbage. Recycle
The next largest will go to the Adair Recycling Center, 62 Service Road, Columbia, KY. Only a tiny amount will go into the landfill. REMINDER: Recycle 101 to be offered at Adair Extension Office Barbara Armitage of the Garden Club and Kelli Bonifer of the Adair County Extension Service and and are collaborating to offer Recycle 101 on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:00amCT. A guest lecturer will be famed Kentucky environmentalist A.L. Sinclair. The seminar will train those who attend the ABC's of Recycling. The purpose of the course is to train Adair County more about living responsibly by recycling and reducing energy use. It will wrap up the Earth Day celebrations in April. The course is designed to train trainers who will in turn train neighbors until everyone in Adair County is a recycler. For more information contact Barbara Armitage at (270) 250-2979 or Kelli Bonifer at (270) 384-2317. The Adair Extension Service is located at 417 Fairgrounds Street, Columbia, KY. This story was posted on 2008-03-19 08:19:43
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