[John D Harris]

Treee are not animals as they mature they take in MORE CO2, that is simple math. Has anyone ever seen a tree stump that has been cut down? Ever notice the tree rings? They don't get smaller as the tree grows they are realtively consistant. ie: let's say a tree adds 1/2 inch to the dia of the tree every year. Well simple math dictates that a young growing tree with a dia of 6 inches added less plant matter then a mature tree with a dia of 36 inches. It's a matter of volume. As trees get larger and mature they covert and take it more CO2. I got 6 big oaks in my yard, each one weight several tons, has several tons of Carbon locked into the plant matter that makes up the tree. Those oaks aren't like my Lab they don't stop growing as they mature. Each and every year they produce more leaves, add more total volume to themselves. more Carbon is locked up in the plant matter then the year before. Almost all life on this planet is carbon based life forms ( I say almost all because some of the life found at the bottom of the ocean around the Black smokers may not be carbon based)