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Time recently published their issue talking about Global Warming, and what the general public can do to prevent it, if it really is a threat. Some scientists believe that this warming is inevitable because the Earth’s global temperature pattern may be leading to a warmer era. Time included a list of fifty-one things that you can do to lessen the apparent risk. Number twenty-six was “Plant a bamboo fence.”

Bamboo makes a beautiful fence, and because it grows so quickly (as much as 1 ft. a day or more, depending on the species), it absorbs more CO₂ than, say, a rosebush. Most homeowners have to restrict its growth, lest it gets out of control. Do this, however, and you reduce bamboo’s capacity as a carbon sink. Only large-scale plantings, which absorb CO₂ faster than they release it, can favorably tip the scales. How big is your yard? –M. M. B.

Since I recently received three little bamboo plants, I am going to plant them in a small container and put them in my room to increase the oxygen level, and make it a more appealing atmosphere. I find it exciting to watch something grow at the rate of a foot a day. It’s pretty impressive.

EDIT: I don’t really have a stand on global warming, I just want a big bamboo plant.

Last Modified : March 31st, 2007
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