September 12, 2006

Out of Context Scare Quote of the day Yesterday

A type of root rot is infecting Christmas Tree farms in the mid-Atlantic, the same one that has been plauging American Chestnut trees.

According to the story, the culprit is a mold that affects over 900 species of plant life around the world.

Interesting story, right up until the end, where they close with this quote:

"It is a case of mankind unwittingly changing his environment for the worse."

That was said by one of the tree farmers who is dealing with the mold. Did man spread this mold by transplanting trees? It *is* described as "world wide". Or did man somehow create the mold? There's no way to tell from the story because there is nothing to indicate that this problem is anything other than mother nature being herself. It's always safe to blame mankind though.

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1 They grow Christmas trees in the middle of the ocean? (Yeah, I know what you mean. )

Posted by: Pixy Misa at September 12, 2006 09:57 AM (0Lkqa)

2 JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSS!!!!!ELEVEN

Posted by: Victor at September 12, 2006 02:19 PM (L3qPK)

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