The Campaign thats down to earth.

My routine web-meandering had me stumbling onto this ambitious and noble cause called "The Billion Tree Campaign". This idea was conceived by the Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. The UNEP website (linked above) has details regarding how to plant what to plant and when to plant. You wouldn't believe the extent of illiteracy in that department and that includes me. But don't let that stop you from pledging to plant some trees (you can pledge the number you trees you want to plant on the website) and taking care of them.

This will take very little time and even little money. Perceive this as something we all need to do to counter the growing threat of global warming. If this unfolds the way it is planned to, we could in part be undoing not only some of our "unearthly follies" but also some of that guilt. Even if you can plant just one tree, go ahead and do it and make sure you spread the word. Every tree counts. That's as simple and down to earth as it gets.