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Peat
Good vs. Bad
Peat can be harmful and helpful to the environment.
But it is up to us to determine which side weighs more.
Carbon Dioxide
10
Peat contains times as much carbon dioxide as a regular forest!
Burning Peat
Advantages and Disadvantages
We'll release THAT much CO2 into the atmosphere?
THE BIG QUESTION
How does it impact the environment?
Indonesia
The fight to protect the Peatlands
Deforestation, Businesses, Politics
V.S.
Peat, where are you?
Although Peat cannot be so easily formed, there are many places where it can be found.
The Peatlands of Finland and Canada are some of the most important in the world
Thank you!
Not All Bad
The U.S. mainly uses Peat as fertilizer.
Fossil Fuels CO2
Fertilizer more plants
It is a Fossil Fuel
But has greatly been used as fertilizer
What is 'Peat'?
The Good and The Bad
- Not just a fossil fuel
- Peatlands
- Environmental Impact
As Harrison Ford said,
Peat is a "thick layer of compressed decaying vegetation"
It is "a heterogeneous mixture of more or less decomposed plant material that has accumulated in a water-saturated environment and in the absence of oxygen."
- Peat Society
- Soil
- soft
- absorbs lots of water, so moist
Since we first used fire, Peat was found to be a source of Energy
By: Alexandra Hernandez