Inter Press Service: Reducing carbon levels in the atmosphere may be as simple as planting a new breed of hybridised chestnut trees, according to a new study by Purdue University Associate Professor Douglass Jacobs. The hybrid American chestnut tree, which is mixed with a similar and more disease-resistant Chinese chestnut tree, has been found to grow faster than other chestnut trees and retain carbon for a longer period of time, including after its death. The American chestnut has been facing …