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Mining and Fracking Public Lands Creates 4.5 Times More Carbon Than They Can Absorb

2013-12-09 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Wilderness Society: Public lands generate about 4.5 times more atmospheric carbon than they are currently able to absorb, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. In short, oil and gas drilling is outpacing the capacity of our forests and grasslands to capture the carbon that is being emitted. Strip mine in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. Photo credit: Bureau of Land Management The report cites analysis commissioned by The Wilderness Society, which showed that fossil fuel extraction...

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