Potential renewable energy resources
Energy crops, like switchgrass or fast-growing trees, could provide more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity annually by the year 2010, supporting more than 170,000 jobs and diversifying local farming operations.
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Wind power fact about California
In 1990 in California alone, wind power offset the emission of more than 2.5 billion pounds of carbon dioxide and 15 million pounds of other pollutants - the same amount of air quality provided by more than 150 million trees.
Life in the rainforest
A single tree in a rainforest can be home to thousands of different creatures.
How tall is the world's tallest tree
A 379.1' Redwood in Redwood National Park is currently the world's largest tree
Illinois state university cuts down trees to honor them
Can't see the morons for the trees Illinois State University has cleared away the trees in front of Stevenson Hall so they can begin construction of the sculptured centerpiece of its Fell
Arboretum, an area set aside for the preservation and study of trees.
What makes a good home for a woodpecker?
Most species of woodpeckers prefer dead trees or "snags," and drill out a space for them to nest. Only the Red-cockaded Woodpecker uses living trees to nest. The Red-cockaded woodpecker is also the only species to live in colonies.