Bombs away! (innovative concept of planting tree saplings via biodegradable plastic cones dropped by plane)(Brief Article)

What's the fastest way to plant a forest? Grab a plane and drop bombs. No, not the explosive kind, but a bomb even a mom could love--tree bombs!

Engineer Moshe Alamaro of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has come up with cone-shaped canisters made of biodegradable plastic. That means the plastic is naturally broken down by bacteria in soil and water--it doesn't harm the environment. Then Alamaro packs year-old tree saplings, water, and nutrients in the canisters.

Alamaro's bombs still haven't flown yet--he's trying to get funding for his project. But…