Via Katrin Kozevnikov MacLean: Could this be why this research was gutted? In the last four years, the scientists found evidence that the higher levels of nitrogen in the air from the oilsands plants and big trucks is having a negative impact on the bogs that will likely lead to more shrub growth and change the function of bogs, he said. The peatlands’ capacity to act as a carbon sink and absorb greenhouse gases is also being hampered by the pollution, he added.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 01:08:26 +0000