Washington state has launched a new program to save 10,000 acres of forest land as a carbon reserve. FOX13
The state intends to lease the trees as carbon credits to emitters of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The DNR is partnering with Finite Carbon, a developer and supplier of carbon offsets, which will verify the effectiveness of the offsets.
, including the state school construction fund, and money for hospital districts, library districts and more. "I have a big belief that with climate change here, we need to save our forests to truly save ourselves," Franz said., which are not protected under its old-growth policy but nonetheless have high ecological value.
The program in Washington is launching with protection of forests in Whatcom, Thurston, King and Grays Harbor counties.Franz predicted thefor schools, colleges and local services that state trust lands support.
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