Explanation:
Plant trees in your community - in parks, around schools, and in urban areas. Trees help shade buildings and pavement, reducing the heat-island effect and conserving energy. Plant trees on your farm or rural property.
Trees improve air quality by producing oxygen. They also store carbon, offsetting harmful byproducts of fossil-fuel burning.
They moderate the effects of sun and wind, and they clean the air by trapping dust, pollen and other pollutants.
Planted in the right places around buildings, trees can significantly reduce air-conditioning costs. This means less Freon, an inflammable and odorless chemical emitted from air conditioners. It is considered to have damaging effects to the ozone layer.
