President Regan Said Trees Pollute and the Press Mocked Him But Now NASA Proves it !

President Regan Said Trees Pollute and the Press Mocked Him but Now NASA Proves I !

Trees emit compounds known as Monoterpenes which the media refers to as volatile organic substances (VOCs) because they don’t want you to know what they are or they’re simply too stupid to understand. So they tell you that the substances reflect light and create haze etc to garner support for climate change.

The following graph is from an article I wrote back in1997 entitled EPA Reaction Mechanisms on  Global Warming, Ozone Degradation, Particulates, etc., an Environmental Hoax.  Note that as ambient temperature rises trees emit greater amounts of  Monoterpenes that’s because trees essentially sweat too.

[from my article..]

“Environmentalists often claim that organic releases from fuel tanks contribute to ground level smog but deciduous trees like the Oak also release volatile organic compounds,(VOCs) into the atmosphere. The Oak tree is common to many parts of America, and such trees release a class of organic compounds to the air known as Terpenes that include Diterpenes, Hemiterpenes, monoterpenes and other isoprene derivatives.

Monoterpenes are aromatic hydrocarbons that typically consist of two isoprene units known for centuries as components of fragrant oils. These oils are found in leaves, flowers and fruits.  Trees release an average of about 1.1 gallons of hydrocarbons like Isopropyl Benzene, p-cymene and Turpentine oil per tree-year.  Appreciate the irony here now environmentalists can’t fault the logging industry for destroying the planet anymore.

Both deciduous and conifer tree varieties emit these compounds.

Although 3 data points are hardly sufficient to make broad observations, it illustrates the increase in tree volatile materials with temperature, which is consistent with the laws of mass diffusion.           

Quantities are in the 1-gm/hr range according to environmental studies.  As temperatures rise, trees release greater quantities of aromatics that are oxidized into CO2 by ozone. Tree aromatics exacerbate the smog problem. 

1.0  gm / hr  x  10 hrs avg sunlight / tree day    x  1 lbm / 453.6 gms     x   365 days / yr  x   1 gal Aromatics/ 7.187lbm  =  1.12 gal  aromatics / tree-yr

The Canadian article actually goes on to admit trees contribute to air pollution. But that is only part pf God’s overall plan. Bacteria and ozone break up these compounds and cleanse the air maintainting balance in the creation.

The chemicals trees give off, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are already common in the atmosphere. We tend to think of VOCs as an indoor air quality problem, being released when people paint, clean, or spray pesticides, or as the unhealthy smog that hangs over cities. Yet scientists estimate that trees and plants emit about two-thirds of the VOCs currently in the air. So if these compounds are already prevalent, why are they a problem? The natural VOCs produced by trees are not as toxic to human health as those emitted by paint and pesticides, which can cause headaches and irritate our eyes and lungs. However, once in the atmosphere, all VOCs react with other airborne chemicals to form air pollution.

Oh bullshit! It’s the oxidation reaction with ozone that creates the haze and its not permanent. They previously claimed Freon 12 was destroying the ozone layer too but if you look at publicized charts of Freon activity coefficients for R-12 and R-134 they are nearly identical, not enough difference to justify banning R12.

Government reaches for any flimsy excuse in its quest to regulate air quality in your home.