I began this top 7 list series with an exhortation to choose a cause and apply it in your life. Since there are so very many humanitarian causes which are aided by the fight against global warming and its impacts, you really can’t go wrong in your selection, whether you believe in the science of global warming or not.
So, if my previous posts have driven you to choose a cause, great! Now, get on with it! Get going! If you haven’t chosen a cause, I will take an even stronger swing at you, citing a very specific example of an initiative which makes tree huggers like me smile and has very real humanitarian benefits.
When I’m done, you’ll see how wonderful it is and feel a bit intimidated, I hope, because with schools working to go green by aiding reforestation projects in conflict zones and with you sitting on the sidelines, the need for swift action should propel you off the couch.
Allow me to share with you the encouraging details of Eco-Libris, a very fine initiative which seeks to help people plant a tree with every book they read. How about that? Eco-Libris addresses two of the most pressing issues of our time, illiteracy and reforestation. By working in partnership with established and well regarded environmental charities such as the International Reforestation Alliance and Sustainable Harvest, Eco-Libris achieves much.
Even if you don’t care about global warming, you should examine Eco-Libris for your support because the good deeds they achieve benefit schools working to go green and at the same time the vital work of reforestation in conflict zones such as Malawi.
I trust that my point is clear. The people of the third world find it harder and harder to subsist each year because their ancient, old-growth forests are being clear cut and because the raw materials such as charcoal, which they use to cook food and provide basic energy, rise in price each year as the industrialized world demands more and more of them.
By funding reforestation in conflict zones and teaching the people who live there how to reduce their carbon footprint, they reduce some of the social catalyst of strife in those embattled regions. Less war is a good thing but is not directly connected with global warming.
That’s why I am so proud of what Eco-Libris does. It provides a truly win-win-win situation and I encourage you to learn more at the green company's website
If Eco-Libris can aid schools working to go green and fund reforestation in conflict zones, who can offer a reasonable argument to the contrary?
Sustainable Justice For All!
Corbett Kroehler
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