Neither would-be lumberjacks nor chainsaw-toting sociopaths are likely to cheer a recent report about higher carbon emissions stemming from de-forestation.
Attention, aspiring lumberjacks and chainsaw-wielding maniacs everywhere: Forest-clearing releases three times as many greenhouse gases into the environment as previously thought, according to a new study out of Austrialia.
So go find something else to cut down — like the number of Pinkberry imitators. They’re everywhere.
Or takepart by saving trees at The ArborDay Foundation.
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