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Students plant thousands of trees across Kenya as part of UNEP initiative

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The campaign, launched in partnership with schools, youth groups and community groups including Pinklakeman and Mavuno Michezo, aims to plant more than 85,000 during the Kenyan rainy season in Central, Nairobi and Rift-Valley provinces.

Some 67,500 trees have been planted around Kenya so far, including 25,000 at the coast and 20,000 during a major tree-planting push on 23-28 October in several locations including Lake Elementeita.

The initiative will culminate in a final push over the next few weeks before the end of the rainy season – and all the trees planted will be registered under the umbrella of the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign.

About the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign

The billion tree campaign is a global tree planting initiative that was launched in November 2006 at the climate change conference held in Nairobi. Its initial goal was to catalyze the pledging and the planting of one billion trees every year as a way of giving public expression to the challenges of climate change and also forest and ecosystem degradation.

In May 2008, UNEP raised its target to seven billion trees – about one tree per person in time for the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen this December. This target was reached and surpassed in September 2009, after the Chinese government officially joined the campaign.

Today, the campaigns website, www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign, registers over 7.4 billion trees planted since its launch.

The campaigns phenomenal success is a result of the collective participation of people from of all walks of life and from every corner of the planet – from scouts to presidents and from schoolchildren to city dwellers and corporate heads.

The leading countries include; The Peoples Republic of China ( 2.6 billion trees ), Ethiopia ( 1.4 billion trees ), Turkey ( 711 million trees ), Mexico ( 537 million trees ), Kenya ( 281 million ), Cuba, and Indonesia.

For more information please contact:

Theodore Oben, Chief, UNEP Outreach on Tel: 792 3262, 0724 255 247; E-mail: [email protected]

or Joyce Sang, Programme Officer, UNEPs Children and Youth Programme, Tel: 762 5066, 0721 705 853 or on E-mail: [email protected]

Source: Media Newswire

Tips On How To Choose A Christmas Tree at Yuletide

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ChristmasOutdoorDecorations.org wishes to avail its esteemed fans of five top facts to be considered when caught up with a decision to acquire a Christmas tree this season. As much as it is a big challenge making a choice between real and artificial Christmas tree, readers are obliged to look out for all the qualities below before making a choice.
Real Christmas trees come with having a beautiful appearance, possess soft and fresh looking leaves; and they also release sweet smelling fragrance and emit oxygen into the environment. It is also important to note that real Christmas trees are beneficial to both man and animals, because of their ability to bring balance to the Eco-system. They have to be purchased every year, as well as they require special attention to keep them fresh all through the season.
In contrast, artificial Christmas trees can be re-used for a maximum period of five years. They come in different non-traditional colors, such as pink, blue, red, white and black. They are usually made of different materials, such as plastic, wood, metal and ceramics. Sometimes the shape of the tree can be distorted as a result of poor storage. Additionally, setting up and dismantling artificial Christmas trees could be tiresome to some people, and in some cases also dangerous to toddlers.
For more information, visit http://ChristmasOutdoorDecorations.org/outdoor-christmas-trees.html

Source: WEBWIRE

Modern, Spiral Christmas Tree (tannenboing) Hits The Market In Time For The Holidays

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Seattle-based tannenboing™ launches a new product, a modern sustainable Christmas tree as an alternative to PVC artificial Christmas trees

SEATTLE, WA — November 21, 2009 — Michele Weingeist, a Seattle resident, has created a modern, spiral Christmas tree for the holiday season. Made from recycled and recyclable aluminum, tannenboing is Weingeist’s solution for a fresh, hip take on an old tradition.
“Like many people, artificial Christmas trees, made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and shipped over from China, don’t appeal to my aesthetic or my ethics. I wanted a modern, sustainable alternative and I couldn’t find what I was looking for on the market. So I set about creating a modern, spiral tree for myself. As I started work on the aluminum tree, people loved it and it grew from being just a spiral Christmas tree for myself, to tannenboing for the public.” said Weingeist. “tannenboing trees are made in Seattle, WA. They are sculptural, contemporary and reusable.”
With room for over 200 ornaments or display items, tannenboing makes a statement in the home, office, or store window. When expanded, the aluminum spiral tree is over 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide at the base, and weighs 20 pounds. tannenboing packs flat in a reusable box making for easy, space-efficient storage when not in use. Made in the USA, tannenboing’s beautiful, sleek lines are crafted from recycled and recyclable aluminum. Each aluminum tree is hand finished by a skilled blacksmith, and is a true work of art.
This year, tannenboing will offer 100 signed and number “first edition” aluminum, spiral Christmas trees for a retail price of $795. tannenboing can be purchased in Seattle, WA at Square Room in Capital Hill, One Earth One Design in North Seattle or online at www.tannenboing.com.
tannenboing’s inception:
For years, Weingeist searched for an elegant, modern Christmas tree with no luck. Finally, she set out to make her own, encouraged along the way by people’s enthusiasm for the aluminum Christmas tree, she turned her idea into a business. It was important to her that the work be done in the USA in order to keep jobs here and to reduce the carbon footprint of the tree. She is thrilled that almost all of the work has taken place within a 30-mile radius of her office. Now, after working for nearly two years with an industrial designer, a mechanical engineer, several blacksmiths and metal fabricators – the modern, spiral Christmas tree, tannenboing, has sprung to life.
About the creator:
Michele Weingeist is a former .com executive, (Vice President of Product Development at AdRelevance, now Nielsen NetRatings). tannenboing marks her return to business after three years off to be home with her daughter. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and daughter.

Source: WEBWIRE

Medina Christmas Tree Farm Helps Deliver Christmas Spirit to Troop Families

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– Trees for Troops program will deliver Real Christmas Trees for the fifth consecutive year –
Medina Christmas Tree Farms is donating Real Christmas Trees as part of the nationwide Trees for Troops program, sponsored by The National Christmas Tree Association, the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and FedEx Corp.
This holiday season, Trees for Troops is expected to collect and deliver more than 15,000 Real Christmas Trees from across the nation to military families across the United States, as well as to soldiers serving overseas. Consumers will also have the opportunity to purchase trees to donate to the program at various FedEx trailer drop locations across the nation. Medina Christmas Tree Farms will act as the representative here in Northeast Ohio.
Businesses, community groups and individuals can purchase trees for between $35 and $45 to donate to military families across the nation at the Medina Christmas Tree Farms located at 3301, Hamilton Rd., 3235 Hamilton Rd. and 3283 Foskett Rd in Medina. For each tree donated, Medina Christmas Tree Farms will also donate $5.00 and coordinate the packaging, handling and shipping through FedEx which is volunteering its services.
“Our military and their families have been providing a real service to our country,” says Mark Steelhammer, president of the National Christmas Tree Association and a Christmas Tree farmer from Rochester, Wash. “And, as Christmas Tree farmers, we want them to be able to experience a traditional Christmas with a Real Tree.”
The Trees for Troops program was launched in 2005, and with the help of FedEx Corp., delivered more than 4,300 Christmas Trees to five U.S. military bases, as well as an overseas shipment to the Middle East that year. Since 2005, the award-winning program has delivered more than 50,000 Real Trees to military families at more than 50 bases in 17 countries.
“Trees for Troops has been a huge success and continues to grow,” says Christmas SPIRIT Foundation chair, Nigel Manley, a Christmas Tree grower in Bethlehem, N.H. “It has really resonated with our industry and the military.”
The collection and delivery of trees will take place from the end of November through December. A FedEx trailer will be available at Medina Christmas Tree Farm #3 at 3235 Hamilton Rd. from Dec. 4 through the 6th to accept donations. More information is also available at www.Medinatrees.com or www.TreesforTroops.org.
About the Medina Christmas Tree Farms – a group of three mini-farms owned and run by long-time professor of economics at Tri-C, Dr. Charles A. Reichheld, III. The professor has guaranteed that at least 100 trees will be donated through his farms and invites the community to show its support for the men and women of the military who offer their lives in defense of our nation by donating trees from the farm. For more details go to www.medinatrees.com.
About the Christmas Spirit Foundation
The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation – based in Chesterfield, Mo, is a not-for-profit foundation that advances the Christmas spirit for children, families and the environment. Trees for Troops is just one of its projects. For more details, go to www.ChristmasSpiritFoundation.org.

About the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA)
NCTA is the professional organization representing nearly 5,000 farms and retailers engaged in growing and selling Real Christmas Trees to nearly 30 million consumers. Based in Chesterfield, Mo., NCTA’s mission is to promote the use of Real Christmas Trees and support the industry that provides them. For more information, go to www.realchristmastrees.org.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 290,000 employees and contractors to remain absolutely, positively focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit http://news.fedex.com.
Follow Trees for Troops on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trees4troops
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Source: WEBWIRE