Just how much paper does email save?

If everybody in the Emma community printed a campaign for each recipient instead of sending an email, here's how that paper would add up in just a single month:

+ Stacked end to end, the paper would cover the distance of five trips between Boston and Los Angeles.

+ Folded into little airplanes, those little airplanes would fill the Dallas Cowboys' stadium more than six times.

+ Turned magically from paper into donuts, we would be able to give everybody in Belgium eight donuts.

+ Whoa there, Belgian friend. Go easy on the crullers.

How else can you support a tree or two?

Learn how to plant a tree, courtesy of American Forests.
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Identify trees on the go with the Arbor Day Foundation's "What Tree is That" mobile site.
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Vote in TreeHugger's first Best of Green Awards.
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Sponsor a sapling of your own through Plant-It 2020.
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Vote for where this month's batch of Emma-sponsored trees should be planted.
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Tell a high school student you know about volunteer opportunities with the Student Conservation Association.
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Celebrate Arbor Day with Emma and Emma's tree friends.

You've helped plant 28,000 trees, and a few of them would like to thank you now.

Today at the Emma shop, we're celebrating National Arbor Day, an occasion devoted entirely to the care of our tall, leafy, and shady-in-a-good-way friends. And we thought you might want to join us. After all, you and the Emma community are doing plenty all year round to help trees.

In addition to using email to power your paperless campaigns, you're supporting Emma's own tree planting efforts. We plant 5 trees for every new customer who joins us with the help of Plant-It 2020. Since December of 2007, you and your fellow Emma community members have helped us plant more than 28,000 trees.

And cordial plants that they are, they wanted to say thanks. Let's hear from a few of them now, shall we?

Eastern White Pine

evergreen, resinous, does this hilarious thing with its branches at parties
"Yo, humans! I was wondering how I could show my appreciation for how seriously awesome you are. So, you know that fist-bump thing you all do when you want to say thanks? And how it shows you're cool and hip? And that the person you're fist-bumping with is totally your bro? Well, I can't do that at all, what with the whole not-having-hands-and-also-being-mostly-stationary thing. But still. Thanks."

Water Ash

deciduous, produces medicinal bark, really into early-80s Bowie
"Hello, everybody, it's me, Ash. I just wanted to say thanks. By helping trees, you're supporting our efforts with photosynthesis, converting harmful carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen. But did you know that you're also supporting our efforts with photosynthesizers, converting lifeless keyboard melodies into catchy jazz flute renditions of bassanova riffs? It's just nice to know you're making a difference."

Hackberry

found in warm temperate regions, medium-sized, wishes other trees would be nicer to it
"Hi guys. I'm Hackberry. You know me, right? The one in the park, providing shade for your picnic while occasionally dropping weird berry-looking things into your potato salad? Well, I wanted to take this opportunity to remind you those berries are not only edible but also an excellent source of vitamin C and riboflavin. So, thanks for everything you do for my species. Also, that whole bit about nutritional value? Not true. I just thought it sounded good. I'm really sorry."

Apple

indigenous to central Asia, widely cultivated, kind of a big deal
"Oh, hey. Apple here. I've been a little busy, you know, nourishing humanity and whatever, but I really appreciate your support of me and all my friends. Except for that Hackberry dude, who quite frankly is a bit of a poser. I mean, seriously, does that guy think anybody wants to eat a hackberry pie? Does a hackberry a day keep the doctor away? Do they sell hackberry spice candles at Target? I rest my case."

Monterey Cypress

coniferous, drought tolerant, laughs at own jokes
"Hello, ladies and germs! On behalf of trees around the world, thanks for helping to take care of us. Since I've got your ear here, I thought I'd go ahead and clear up a mystery your species seems to have been puzzling over for a while. And here's the deal. If one of us falls in the forest, we do make a sound. It's loud, unpleasant, and honestly, not appropriate for the saplings to hear."

Be sure and check out the sidebar to get to know more organizations that help real, non-talking trees. Happy Arbor Day, and here's to helping more trees in 2009!

Cheers,
Emma