Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-26 06:52:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C69B259C9AABDD9A3AD46CADE9A522A03656C00D75A7610F537DFE223F3538DD
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Original Note:
This has been misconstrued. Kodama Systems are aiming to win contracts with the U.S. Forest Service to ‘thin’ 70 acres of forest to mitigate the risk of wildfires. They plan to bury the unusable removed trees to prevent carbon being released during the decaying process. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bill-gates-climate-change-trees-global-warming-758018152043 https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/15/1065016/a-stealth-effort-to-bury-wood-for-carbon-removal-has-just-raised-millions/amp/
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