Vent: People keep saying 'just plant trees' like it's a magic fix

I keep seeing posts where folks act like planting a tree solves everything. It doesn't. A new tree takes decades to pull down real carbon, and if you plant it wrong or in the wrong place, it dies. My crew worked on a city project in Portland where they planted 100 saplings in a dry area without a water plan, and over half were dead in a year. We need to focus way more on cutting emissions now, not just hoping trees will save us later. What's a better local project you've seen that actually makes a dent fast?

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mila_mitchell3mo ago

Yeah, and my favorite is when they plant a tree right over a gas line.

the_dylan3mo ago

My cousin works for the city and he says they hit a line at least once a month. How does that even happen with all the maps they have? Don't they check before digging? It seems like such an easy thing to avoid.

sethc122mo agoMost Upvoted

My buddy works for a utility company and he told me they once dug up a spot marked by three different flags and still hit a water main. Said the GPS was off by like 15 feet that day, so the maps just weren't matching what was actually underground.