Group seeks forest restoration to cleanse planet

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I hope I'm posting this correctly. This is a really worthy cause to donate to.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110313/ap_on_re_us/us_cleansing_trees

By JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Writer – Sun Mar 13, 2:14 pm ET

COPEMISH, Mich. – Redwoods and sequoias towering majestically over California's northern coast. Oaks up to 1,000 years old nestled in a secluded corner of Ireland. The legendary cedars of Lebanon.

They are among the most iconic trees on Earth, remnants of once-vast populations decimated by logging, development, pollution and disease. A nonprofit organization called Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is rushing to collect their genetic material and replant clones in an audacious plan to restore the world's ancient forests and put them to work cleansing the environment and absorbing carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas largely responsible for global warming.

"In our infinite wisdom, we've destroyed 98 percent of the old growth forests that kept nature in balance for thousands of years," said David Milarch, the group's co-founder. "That's what we intend to put back."

Visit the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive at:
http://www.ancienttreearchive.org/

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1. o/t but they have an unusually compelling web design n/t

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2. A breath of fresh air.

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3. hmm