Re: So, how did it get in the tree?

Charles wrote:
 Heck, if I cut all of the trees
> down and plowed the whole plot I'd be reversing the effect -
> absorbing heat in the soil instead of reflecting it with the leaves
> of the tree.

Sorry, it don't work that way. The trees put oxygen and water into the air
as they "breathe", making the air cooler. And the shade makes the ground
cooler, stopping the absorption of heat into the earth (convert sunlight
into their food, you know, that photosynthesis deal?)