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Scottish forests to tackle climate change

Greenbang went to Scotland once and actually quite liked it, especially all the mountains and forests. Now the government is proposing to increase the area of Scotland covered by woodland by 2050 to help tackle climate change. The government says adding 10,000 hectares of new woodland per year will

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Acid rain good for trees?

After more than 20 years research, boffins in Michigan have found moderate increases in temperature and nitrogen from atmospheric pollution actually improve forest productivity. Researchers found trees grow faster at higher temperatures and store more carbon at greater concentrations of nitrogen, which is a constituent of acid rain, providing there