On the witness stand was Todd Stern, the Obama administration's climate change envoy, who was questioned on whether the nation's climate policy should focus on reducing the more than 80 percent of carbon emissions produced by the natural world in the form of decaying plant matter. (green.blogs.nytimes.com)
Mature forests store huge quantities of carbon, both in the trees and vegetation itself and within the soil in the form of decaying plant matter. (nativeenergy.com)
After the rain fell into the soil on the crest of the Maya Mountain, the water would absorb additional carbon dioxide from decaying plant material. (ambergriscaye.com)