wouldn't this boost the worlds economy on the local individual level and help provide a large distributed renewable environmentally friendly source of oil at the same time?
2007-10-04 02:15:02 · 5 answers · asked by Stan S 1 in Environment ➔ Green Living
Yes I totally agree, then people can collect a yield from something that has many functions that also benefits the environment.
However, why just olive trees? Why not say mixed native woodland which can contain fruit and nut trees or olive trees or whatever grows in that particular area?
2007-10-04 03:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a dangerous idea. Unfortunately there is no cure-all solution to this type of problem. And introducing species (plant or animals) to areas they are not native too can cause lots of environmental problems. Russian Olive trees have already been planted in lots of places around the US on golf courses and other areas. These trees have become considered weeds in many places because they can choke out native trees. And Olive oil is not being used as a replacement for fossil fuels in any form yet so it still remains a mainly used for cooking product.
There are trees from each environment that are best suited for growing an living in the area that they are from. Sequoias and Pine's are much better suited for the pacific northwest than an Olive tree. And they store much more Carbon in their massive trunks and can live to be 4000 yrs old.
check out the list of old trees from the US.
http://www.rmtrr.org/oldlist.htm
The thing with trees is that they are only good at reducing carbon while they are alive, as soon as they die, all that carbon is slowly released again.
2007-10-04 05:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The basic idea behind micro-lending is to provide a small loan so that people who otherwise couldn't get loans could make the sort of capital investment needed to start a profitable business.
The interval between the time you plant a tree, any tree, and the time you can get a financial return on that investment is far too long to make any loan economical.
If your idea is to pay people to plant trees, then fine - there are many places where planting (the right sort of) trees would be of great benefit in the long run. But don't expect those trees to pay back the financial investment. Also, don't expect those trees to provide fuel efficiently or effectively (other plants are far better at it).
2007-10-04 20:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by simplicitus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it would die in most areas and the price of olives would go so far down it would no longer be profitable to waste water on them.
2007-10-06 20:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Developers and other such vandals would destroy them all!
2007-10-04 03:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋