Tree planting competitions

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   Mike on October 3, 2020 at 2:39 pm

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   Idea: Tree planting competitions

   Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/31/2111586...

   “Instead of that guy from Salesforce saying, ‘I’m going to put money into planting a trillion trees,’ I’d like him to go and say, ‘I’m going to put my money into helping indigenous people in the Amazon defend their lands,’” Fleischman says. “That’s going to have a bigger impact.”

   Planting 1 trillion trees might not actually be a good idea

   Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/

   Scientists are skeptical of the plan

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   Seal Dwidakiss on October 3, 2020 at 12:36 pm

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   Idea: Tree planting competitions

   Link: https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/ho...

   Good cause here helps people do it for themselves

   Plant-for-the-Planet – Trillion Trees for Climate Justice

   Link: https://www.plant-for-the-planet

   We are children and youth on a mission: bring back a trillion trees! Join today and donate to 140+ tree planting projects around the world.

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   sunnyjim on October 2, 2020 at 2:35 am

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   Idea: Tree planting competitions

   Link: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/this-m...

   Better still… contests for political parties to promise to plant the most trees.

   This manic tree-planting contest has gotten out of hand | The Spectator

   Link: https://www.spectator.co.uk/arti

   Whoever wins the election, three things are certain: borrowing is going to rise, taxes are going to have to go up – and there will be a lot more trees. There may even be enough trees to replace those lost to produce all those Lib Dem election leaflets and bogus newspapers. The election campaign ha... Read more

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