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“Ronald Reagan once justified logging with “a tree is a tree; how many more do you need to look at?” Besides, he warned, “trees cause more pollution than automobiles.” We cringed at his biases. Yet due to forces none foresaw, Reagan’s gaffes may now ring true.” Actually they weren’t “gaffes”. Trees do produce vast quantities of volatile organic compounds and their optical qualities are what make the Blue Ridge Mountains, inter alia, appear blue. Continue reading →