Bearish. Kudzu linked to poor air quality.

[swimboy]

Sorry, swag. Time to divest.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/22/science/la-sci-kudzu-20100522

Kudzu linked to poor air quality
A study connects the invasive plant — a nitrogen-fixing legume — to production of ozone, a component of smog.

Kudzu, a fast-growing and invasive Asian vine introduced in the American South several decades ago, has now blanketed more than 7 million acres of the region, making it sometimes seem more common than the hallmark azaleas, dogwoods and peach trees.

Now there's evidence that the plant also increases air pollution.

They found that the presence of kudzu more than doubled the concentration of nitric oxide coming from the soil.

Plugging their data into a computer scenario in which kudzu covered all nonagricultural, nonurban soils in the region by 2050, they then calculated that, in some areas — specifically parts of Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee — the number of "high-ozone events" would increase by as many as seven days per year, up more than 35% compared with another hypothetical scenario without kudzu.

[xchrom]

1. kudzu. nt

[swimboy]

3. Thanks, x!

Looks like the divestment program is in full swing.

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. kick for kudzu

:kick:

[swimboy]

4. Hey there!

Thanks for the kick.

(The trees are drawing me near, I got to find out why.)

:hug:

[texanwitch]

5. KUDZU RULES.

Maybe kudzu can be used to clean up the oil in the gulf.

[UndertheOcean]

6. What's so special about kudzu ?

[texanwitch]

7. Kudzu is the house plant of the lounge.

Kudzu is going places.