Why not plant a grove of trees as a memorial to a loved one or to honor your entire family? Not only will you create a lasting memory, you'll remove 21 tons of carbon from the atmosphere over the life of the trees.
Depending on how you do it, this could be a minor investment or a major one. Most cities have beautification projects and might be open to an idea such as this ... or find any public open space and propose a memorial grove. Be sure to talk to a arborist to find out the best choice of trees for your area ... as well as the water requirements.
The National Arbor Day Foundation has a wealth of information and for $10 they will plant 10 trees in a national forest and send you a certificate.
Nice to see environmental concerns gaining momentum but the planting trees to offset CO2 emissions is a bit of a red herring. Whilst a tree does indeed absorb CO2 when it's alive, as soon as it dies that CO2 is released back into the atmosphere! It's a short term solution at best since the carbon cycle is many times longer than the life cycle of a tree.
Posted by: Mac @ Go Carbon Neutral | May 03, 2007 at 07:35 AM