A clear example of sneaking propaganda into what seems to be an otherwise factual story. All green leafed plant life absorbs carbon dioxide. Chlorophyll uses sunlight to convert CO2 to oxygen. Chlorophyll is what makes them green. The cooling statement is simply the authors opinion.
...until early profit-seeking proto-Republicans clear-cut these magnificent frond-tree forests, ignoring the heart-felt and eerily-prescient entreaties of early Democrats who wanted only to be good stewards of the earth for the benefit of future generations, etc., etc.
“The cooling statement is simply the authors opinion”.
They think they can sneak this stuff by us! Thanks for pointing it out:)
And atop the oldest trees in New York were the oldest birds in New York...pigeons.
A green leafed plants absorb it but rigid dense fronds are probably more efficient at storing it. Just like succulents are more efficient at storing water. Just guessing here.