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Paul, just a side note. You have been misled, along with a whole lot of other folks about the "problem" with the peat bogs. The "problem" is with the bogs in England and Europe. 98% of the peat moss used in the U.S. comes from Canada where 1/3 of the entire country is peat. The industry in Canada has adopted a policy of renovating bogs when they are finished. They don't begin to mine as much peat as is being produced by nature in the entire country. If you want precise data on this issue, call Gerry Hood, the executive director of the Canadian Spaghnum Peat Moss Association in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 403-460-8280.