[RP TownTalk] Income Inequality: Count the Trees

[Andrew Waldron]

I tracked down the original research study and it examined urban forests. I don't think Appalachia would meet the criteria for urban. 

Bring on the trees! I've been wanting to have more trees planted in our Ward 1 park for a long time now.

Andy



> El mar 16, 2015, a las 7:13 AM, Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net> escribió:
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> You have got to be kidding.  The author of this article is clueless.
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> http://www.nationalreview.com/article/367903/white-ghetto-kevin-d-williamson
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> There are plenty of trees in the Appalachian Mountains and it's one of the poorest areas in the country. 
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> On 03/15/15, Sarah Wayland<sarah.wayland at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From the Hyattsville list - this is an interesting article about trees as an indicator of wealth. (Not to mention that trees also "clean the air, reduce noise pollution, reduce the need for air conditioning in the summer, ... work against the greenhouse effect [, and] even reduce stress.")
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> 8. Inequality: Count the Trees
>     Posted by: "DAVID HILES" hilesd at mac.com hiles8500
>     Date: Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:59 am ((PDT))
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> How to Spot Income Inequality From Space? Count the Trees | BillMoyers.com
> billmoyers.com/2012/06/10/how-to-spot-income-inequality-from-space-count-the-trees
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> How are we doing, Hyattsville?
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