Kedzie Press, an independent green publishing house based in Seattle, Washington is collaborating with Eco-Libris in a new initiative called Million Tree-A-thon. The goal: planting one million trees for one million books to be sold by Kedzie Press by the end of 2009.
Kedzie Press is announcing a new green initiaive. The goal: planting a million trees by Dec 2009
Kedzie Press is announcing a new green initiaive. The goal: planting a million trees by Dec 2009
(via ecolibris.blogspot.com)
Submitted by raz on Fri, 2008-02-15 15:27. | Tags: business | culture | books | eco-libris | ecolibris | green books | green publisher | kedzie press | million tree-a-thon | million trees | the green parent
It's nice to see the book industry stepping up.
There are so many things people need to do to help decrease our carbon footprint, but making all the steps do-able and fun, is probably the only way people will be inspired to take action. As a writer and editor, I think a lot about the impact of the publishing industry on deforestation. I think Kedzie is really inspiring. There are so many ways to for everyone to contribute, but the best way is through your passionate about, to start working from a place that you know. Designers can design greener products, businesses can ship with recycled boxes, bakeries can buy fair trade butter and sugar, etc. We don't all have to take a "green living 101" to start making a difference.
This is the kind of initiative that should be presented at a big event like the Art Center Global Dialogues (http://blog.globaldialogues.eu/) to drum up publicity. I work for Art Center as an editor, but won't be able to attend the event in Barcelona. I think Kedzie would be a great example of proactive thinking about climate change and green action. I hope that there is some representation of companies like Kedzie, either speaking or attending. You can also find more info about it at http://www.artcenter.edu/dialogues/.