Rising carbon dioxide is great for plants. (positive feature of global warming)

From: Consumers' Research Magazine | Date: December 1, 1992| Author: | Copyright information

One of the best-kept secrets in the global warming debate is that the plant life of Planet Earth would benefit greatly from a higher level of carbon dioxide ([CO.sub.2]) in the atmosphere.

You read that correctly. Flowers, trees, and food crops love carbon dioxide, and the more they get of it, the more they love it. Carbon dioxide is the basic raw material that plants use in photosynthesis to convert solar energy into food, fiber, and other forms of biomass. Voluminous scientific evidence shows that of [CO.sub.2] were to rise above its current ambient level of 360 parts per ...

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