- Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:03 am
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Peat Bogs and wetlands absorb carbon dioxide(CO2) and carbon monoxide(NO2) from the air but release CO2 and NO2 when peat bogs and wetlands are disturbed. Strangely, these peat bogs that serve as natural air filters have been mostly undisturbed for millions of years right up until we decided to really like to live along a pristine coastline. We are losing wetlands at a rate of a few hundred thousand acres per year as new houses and businesses are built along the coast(American population any way). Wilmington NC has grown from 80,000 residents to over 200,000 since 2005. or doubled in 10 years.
Note: this is a quick rant and I will provide more links to my assertions and stats later. And of course, or carnivorous plants live in the peat bogs.
Peat wetlands have been around for millions of year and are CO2 sink holes. Peat wetlands have been absorbing CO2 the whole time. They work to clean our air. They have absorbed the CO2 and it has sunk into the peat and been stored. Since they hold CO2, they can and do put out the same emissions as car exhaust when they are drained or disturbed by building. They can potentially put out as much or more CO2 as vehicle exhaust if the peat wetlands are radically disturbed. Thus, dramatically increasing green house gases and global warming.
There is a lot of bulldozing going on around here. Take out all the trees. Bring in lots of soil and level it all. Build some drainage ponds and ditches and then pave it. What was there for millions of years now has a new supermarket and gas station. I just saw the dozing of a nice little bog that is now a drainage hole for a supermarket and it just really sucks.
There are things we can still do to help save the wetlands, but I don't know what yet. Awareness is always the first step.
People have the stickers "No Wetlands No Seafood" They should read "No Wetlands, No Air To Breath"
http://www.peatsociety.org/peatlands-an ... ate-change
Note: this is a quick rant and I will provide more links to my assertions and stats later. And of course, or carnivorous plants live in the peat bogs.
Peat wetlands have been around for millions of year and are CO2 sink holes. Peat wetlands have been absorbing CO2 the whole time. They work to clean our air. They have absorbed the CO2 and it has sunk into the peat and been stored. Since they hold CO2, they can and do put out the same emissions as car exhaust when they are drained or disturbed by building. They can potentially put out as much or more CO2 as vehicle exhaust if the peat wetlands are radically disturbed. Thus, dramatically increasing green house gases and global warming.
There is a lot of bulldozing going on around here. Take out all the trees. Bring in lots of soil and level it all. Build some drainage ponds and ditches and then pave it. What was there for millions of years now has a new supermarket and gas station. I just saw the dozing of a nice little bog that is now a drainage hole for a supermarket and it just really sucks.
There are things we can still do to help save the wetlands, but I don't know what yet. Awareness is always the first step.
People have the stickers "No Wetlands No Seafood" They should read "No Wetlands, No Air To Breath"
http://www.peatsociety.org/peatlands-an ... ate-change