18 Innovative Initiatives to Save Trees (SUPER GALLERY)

Throwing yourself on the ground of a forest to try to protest clear cutting isn’t the only way you can save trees. In fact, there are hundreds of ways you can help save the livelihood of the planet, many of which without even leaving your desk. Depending on how much effort you’re willing to exert, you could plant a box of “medicinal” tree pills, buy fashions that donate to tree planting organizations, or simply begin doing your internet searches on a site that donates money so others can plant trees.

Here’s a list of some of the neatest ways you can save the trees in modern society.

Planting Trees & Other Ways You Can Help

Buy a Pixel, Save a Tree - Pixeltree.com

Pixelfortree sort of reminds of the Million Dollar Homepage we featured two years ago, but this time, pixel proceeds go towards the planet.  “Publicity for you, oxygen for all.” For every 1€ pixel… [More]

Buy a PC and Plant a Tree - Dell Helps Carbon Fund

During the Consumer Electronic Show held in Las Vegas, Michael S. Dell, the chairman of the computer company he founded, announced that his company is worried about the electronic devices production impact… [More]

Medicine for the Earth - Earthine Pills (GALLERY)

The power of awareness is truly immense, and is ultimately what we rely on to save the environmental devastation of the earth. Breeding global consciousness is precisely the concept behind the Earthine… [More]

Buy a Tree, Watch it Grow on Google Earth - MyBabyTree.org (VIDEO)

Sponsoring trees is a great way to do your part in helping the planet; it’s cheap and easy to do. That’s nothing new. An ultra modern spin, however, is giving people the ability to watch their trees grow… [More]

Biodegradable Cell Phone - Bamboo Phone Sprouts Seeds After Composting (GALLERY)

This is a truly incredible cellular phone that has taken modern recycling methods and environmental consciousness into major consideration. The Bamboo phone is not only biodegradable, but when it is thrown… [More]

Eco Printing - Greenprint

Greenpeint is a nifty software package that analyzes your print jobs and flags those pages that appear to be wasteful.  The package includes a PDF reader and “print preview” feature so you can see what… [More]

Creative Campaigns & Initiatives

Green Guerrilla Ads - Nothing Left To Weep For Campaign

The United Arab Emirates government reached out to the “more intelligent inhabitants of this planet” with a creative guerrilla campaign celebrating Earth Day 2008. The campaign reminds us that there will… [More]

Free Digital Newspapers - Earth Day Initiative Saves Trees

If you’re looking for a way to take part in Earth Day this year, but don’t have time to do participate in an urban cleanup, why not sign up for 600 free newspapers on PressDisplay? Switching to digital… [More]

Eco-friendly Condoms - Green Johnny From The Amazon

Natex, a Brazilian company founded by the Public Health Ministry and the government of the federal state of Acre, will manufacture male preservatives from pure natural latex extracted from the Amazon rainforest… [More]

Eco Protest Through Spoofs - Greenpeace Kleercut Kleenex Parody (VIDEO)

Greenpeace is getting more exposure than ever now that millions of people have developed a deeper emotional investment in conserving the environment. They’ve been rolling out advertising campaigns that… [More]

Drinking Rain To Offset Carbon Emissions - Tasmanian Rain

Doing your part to offset carbon emissions could be as simple as drinking bottled rain from the skies of northwestern Tasmania, Australia at “The Edge of the World.” The World Meteorological Organization… [More]

GreenPrint Saves Trees & Sanity - Million Tree March

How many times have you printed some documents from the web and ended up with that one page with nothing but a URL or logo on it? Though many people chuck it in the recycle bin, too many throw it out.… [More]

Eco Printing - Greenprint

Greenpeint is a nifty software package that analyzes your print jobs and flags those pages that appear to be wasteful.  The package includes a PDF reader and “print preview” feature so you can see what… [More]

Support & Awareness Through Fashion & Design

Tees for Trees - Carlos Miele for the Rainforest Foundation (GALLERY)

Want to plant trees to help the planet but don’t have time to go and dig in the dirt? The good news it, you can support the cause while keeping your nails clean with one of these adorable Tees for Trees… [More]

Tree Hugger Chic - Missoni Campaign (GALLERY)

Most of us know by now that going green is chic, but in case you missed the message, Missoni is offering a fabulous visual to help drive home that tree hugging is isn’t for hippies anymore. The Italian… [More]

Activism Through Aerial Photography - 360° BULGARIA (GALLERY)

In the midst of the green fad, when social statements go after instant shock value more often than not, it’s refreshing to see a truly inspired project meticulously planned and brilliantly executed, loaded… [More]

Green Rainforest Tables - Amazonas

These tables are really green. From the concept inception, to the color and design, to money going to help rainforests. The concept of the Amazonas table series originated when Finnish designer Eero Koivisto… [More]

One Million Trees Art Project - Its OK

I love this project by the artist Sighn. The project features hand-crafted “Its OK” pieces. For each piece sold, a tree will be planted (in cooperation with Arbor Day Foundation). The interesting part… [More]