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[–] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

A little part stills goes to soil and other, we wouldn't have coal if old trees decomposed all their CO2 back to the air

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    Coal only exists because the bacteria did not exist yet to break the plant matter down when those trees died. New coal can not be formed now that the bacteria exist.

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