I love this idea that I stumbled upon from Green Momma. An initiative started in Germany several years ago, Mach’s Grün (Make It Green) has a goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. How? By planting a tree for every blog.
With upwards of 181 million blogs globally, that’s a lot of trees!
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross, Harvard physicist and environmental activist, deduced that an average blog of 15,000 monthly page views emits 3.6 kg of carbon annually (based upon the energy consumption of computers). A single tree is estimated to absorb anywhere from 10-30 kg of carbon per year. Who knew there were even people researching this kind of thing?
Mach’s Grün partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to reforest 65,000 acres of California’s Plumas National Forest, which was decimated by fire. Their latest project is restoring the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with 640,000 new trees.
Kind of cool to know that a tree in Shasta-Trinity Forest represents Eco-Mothering. And I get to sport this nifty badge in my sidebar.
Are you a blogger? Here’s how you can participate in making your blog carbon neutral.
