[Imc-newsroom] here's a story: research proves trees are good

[Molly Stentz]

This could be a headline for Free Speech, or just the IMC.
Nat'l story with a local angle - the UIUC study
anyone want to look into it?
-molly


Tree cover has diminished significantly in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas
over the last 25 years, as roads, parking lots, and more buildings
have taken root, according to a study released yesterday by American
Forests.  The enviro group says the loss is a shame -- because trees
not only look swell, but they also provide financial benefits to
cities.  For example, American Forests says that a well-shaded
building costs between 20 and 50 percent less to cool each summer.  A
separate report by researchers at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign suggests that tree cover may be linked to public
safety.  The two-year study of 98 buildings in a housing project in
Chicago found that buildings with lots of vegetation nearby had 52
percent fewer total crimes, 48 percent fewer property crimes, and 56
percent fewer violent crimes than buildings with little vegetation.

straight to the source:  Seattle Times, Newhouse News Service, Dru
Sefton, 06 Sep 2001
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/134337905_trees06.html>


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