True. It's an absurd waste. Explanation: "There's no reason. It's just our policy."
Trees absorb CO2 when growing but cut trees release it. And the energy used for the saws to cut the trees creates?CO2 also.? When I lived in Ithaca and could get around much better I used to love to walk and look at the trees. I had some special favorites. Jeanne -----Original Message----- From: Maura Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:04 pm Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] FW: Downtown Ithaca Frankly, I don't understand why they can't widen those sidewalks without disturbing the trees. Can anyone explain this? Maura Stephens Joel and Sarah Gagnon wrote: > Yes, but we'll be a long time waiting for any real shade from them. I think > we undervalue mature trees -- and the ones taken out were barely old enough > to be considered mature. They were finally getting big enough to make a > difference -- and now we're starting all over again. I think Tony has a > very valid point about the trees on Aurora Street. Having more place for > dining with wider sidewalks will be nice, but who will want to sit out > there in the sun on a hot day? > > Joel Gagnon > > A _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
