Fucking shame that Brazil will compensate by cutting down even more
Every apartment building should have a rooftop garden. Very few good reasons not to.
shame that the australian conservatives are just going to use any gain from this as an excuse to destroy more of their environment
As if we need Brazil to do that, the Coal-ition doesn't care about the environment or meeting climate targets. They're more then happy to flaunt coal around in Parliament and laugh off the greatest ecological diaster in our history and then grimly smile right back at us at the sight of each unprecented "natural" disater that occurs in this country.
Wasn't even aware Australia had a substantial coal industry. Are they as big there as they are in the US?
I think all private land owners should be required to plant trees on any land they're not currently using or have plans to use in the next few years. Clearing woods is a pain, yes but if you own a field that's going to be sitting empty for 40 years and no one is using it you should at least plant some trees.
Couple reasons I think are that soil is heavy and gardens require a lot of maintenance.
Highly dependent on the composition. Take dirt straight out of the ground next to the building, then yeah it's going to be too heavy.
Manufactured soil is relatively lighter, with far more nutrients per cubic foot than soil that has been grown over and over. Plus that high up, if the soil is kept well, it should prevent weeds from growing to an extent, reserving nutrients, sunlight, and water for plants put there on purpose.
Only if they're maintained for appearances as oppose to practicality, such as a vegetable garden. And even at that, most of the work is pruning. Perhaps watering often if the city is in a very dry climate like cities in Texas or Arizona, but in a place like New York or Seattle, water wouldn't be an issue (may even prevent flooding to a small extent) and since it's on the highest part of the city, all the plants will have the most maximum sunlight possible.
I would imagine the largest obstacle is wind damage.
Lumber is good money too, that's just a solid investment of you have good land
Huge, coal is our second largest export right behind iron ore.
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