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Eco-Libris: An interview with Shelley Meyer, author of “Where the Buttercups Grow”

Raz Godelnik — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:07:50 +0000

This post was originally published on Eco-Libris blog on August 7.

“Where the Buttercups Grow” is a great children’s book, and we’re not saying it just because we’re collaborating with the publisher, Aaspirations Publishing, to plant a tree for every copy sold, but because we really think so, and that’s also the feedback we got from couple of kids in the Eco-Libris family we asked to check it out.

This book is beautifully written by Shelley Meyer and vividly illustrated by her daughter Tessa Meyer (in the photo above at the first book launch in Surrey).

Here’s the short version of what this book is about (the longer version can be found here):

London to Plant 2 Million Trees by 2025

Bryan Nelson — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:22:19 +0000

London’s mayor announced a new 2 million tree plan to help fight climate change and keep Londoners cool.

The plan is designed to counteract the “urban heat island effect” in which urban areas absorb and release more heat than surrounding areas, due to having more pavement, traffic and power demand.

Buy these Green Holiday Gifts that Your Friends and Family will Love

Lucille Chi — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:03:39 +0000

Shown above from Gift of Green, (going clockwise) ~

Daisy Flower Card and “Gift of Green“- Cilantro Leaf Card: For each “Gift of Green® purchased, one native tree is planted in an ecosystem restoration project in the United States“. An average tree will absorb over 650 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) in its lifetime… In addition to absorbing CO2, the new trees also restore and revive forests damaged by natural disasters and return the forest ecosystems to all their lush glory.
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A Funny, Humanizing Global Warming Quote from Barack Obama

Levi Novey — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:33:00 +0000

Newsweek has released a new, intriguing article in their “Secrets of the 2008 Campaign” series.

Among the juicy tidbits is a pre-debate quote from Barack Obama about the challenge of solving environmental problems.

The package of secret tales includes stories about how both campaigns had their computer systems hacked, how Sarah Palin walked into a briefing in only a towel, and also has some worrisome anecdotes about increased threats of violence against the Obama family.

It would be folly to try to explain the context of the quote about going green from Obama myself, so here is the Newsweek segment verbatim:

The debates unnerved both candidates. When he was preparing for them during the Democratic primaries, Obama was recorded saying, “I don’t consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, ‘You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.’ So when Brian Williams is asking me about what’s a personal thing that you’ve done [that's green], and I say, you know, ‘Well, I planted a bunch of trees.’ And he says, ‘I’m talking about personal.’ What I’m thinking in my head is, ‘Well, the truth is, Brian, we can’t solve global warming because I f—ing changed light bulbs in my house. It’s because of something collective’.”

To read Newsweek’s article that is full of great conversation fodder, click here.

Photo Credit: Obama Biden Campaign Website