According to Roger Stone, reporter of USA Today, "Planet Earth once contained approximately 6,750,000 square miles of closed canopy rain forest" (74). Unfortunately, each year another two percent of this priceless treasure is lost. ... Due to these and many others, an area the size of Pennsylvania is deforested each year, being eliminated at a rate of fifty to one hundred acres every minute. ... An estimated twenty-five thousand square miles are being cut for logging each year. Annually, each American uses an average of forty-seven pounds of paper, which is made from wood, and two hundred and ...

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According to Roger Stone, reporter of USA Today, "Planet Earth once contained approximately 6,750,000 square miles of closed canopy rain forest" (74). Unfortunately, each year another two percent of this priceless treasure is lost. ... Due to these and many others, an area the size of Pennsylvania is deforested each year, being eliminated at a rate of fifty to one hundred acres every minute. ... An estimated twenty-five thousand square miles are being cut for logging each year. Annually, each American uses an average of forty-seven pounds of paper, which is made from wood, and two hundred and ...

• Word Count: 3257
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography

What Trees have to do with the Environment Perhaps no image invokes the Berkshire Taconic Landscape more strongly than the brilliant colors that splash across our majestic hills and valleys each fall. ... • They also provide shelter from the sun, block wind and noise, provide a habitat for wildlife, smell good, create beauty and prevent erosion. ...

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• Grade Level: High School