greener on the other side?

we've all heard it, "plant a tree." but have any of us done it? the UNEP the website describes it: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a major worldwide tree planting campaign. Under the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, people, communities, business and industry, civil society organizations and governments are encouraged to enter tree planting pledges online with the objective of planting at least one billion trees worldwide each year.

so far about 2 billion have been recorded worldwide. in the united states 13,094,595 have been planted! many people don't understand the importance of a single tree. in one year the average tree inhales 26 pounds of carbon dioxide, the amount released by a car on an 11,000 mile trip. trees take in all the carbon dioxide we release through breathing, our vehicles, machines and release oxygen. let's start caring about things that don't directly effect us, because it will effect the future.

"Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit." - Khalil Gibran

after you plant a tree or two record it here: www.unep.org

save the planet!!