{"id":935,"date":"2021-12-10T17:05:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/?p=935"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:05:32","slug":"rugs-com-sustainability-initiative-help-us-plant-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/rugs-com-sustainability-initiative-help-us-plant-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugs.com Sustainability Initiative \u2014 Help Us Plant Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Did you know<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arborday.org\/trees\/treefacts\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, removing and storing the carbon while releasing the oxygen back into the air? For example, an acre of mature trees absorbs the amount of CO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> produced by a car driven 26,000 miles in one year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Did you know<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that we don\u2019t have enough trees on the planet to keep up with the necessary removal and storage of CO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> so it\u2019s released back into the air as oxygen?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rugs.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rugs.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we feel we must do what we can to improve the quality of our air and our planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We started this initiative because we know that committing to the sustainability of our planet by planting trees will make a difference.\u00a0 So, we invite you, our valued customer, to help us plant trees while, at the same time, beautifying your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please keep reading to learn more about our initiative, our partner,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edenproject.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eden Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and how you can help us plant trees to help our environment and create jobs worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Benefits of Planting Trees<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trees are crucial for the health of our planet.\u00a0 Trees have been<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plantsupports.net\/how-long-have-trees-been-on-earth\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in existence for 370 million years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and scientists estimate that there are approximately three trillion mature trees in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even with all these trees, there are interesting and disturbing facts that support the need to plant more of them:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Paris Agreement target is to store carbon dioxide and help from warming the world beyond 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial temperatures.\u00a0 According to environmentalists, politicians, and corporations, trees are a simple way to soak up carbon emissions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There aren\u2019t enough tree seedlings growing in the United States to keep up with these goals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To keep up with reforestation efforts to help tackle climate change, tree nurseries across the U.S. have to increase their production to at least three billion seedlings per year.\u00a0 This is double current levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. nurseries produce 1.3 billion seedlings per year, mostly replacing existing trees harvested by the timber industry or lost to wildfires.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expanding U.S. forests onto an additional 64 million acres ripe for reforestation and carbon storage would take another 1.7 billion seedlings a year.\u00a0 This expansion is more than 130% of the current seedlings produced yearly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Mandel, K. (2021) Planting trees help fight climate change\u2014but we need billions more seedlings, National Geographic,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/article\/planting-trees-helps-fight-climate-change-but-we-need-billions-more-seedlings\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/article\/planting-trees-helps-fight-climate-change-but-we-need-billions-more-seedlings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see, planting trees is paramount, and unfortunately, there\u2019s a backlog of seedlings that need to be planted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This gap in the number of seedlings needed is where Rugs.com partnering with Eden Project becomes a way for you to contribute to the planet\u2019s well-being while living in the environment you want with beautifully textured and colored rugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Our Partner, Eden Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe know that Eden can play little direct role in mediating climate change or biodiversity loss.\u00a0 However, Eden can ground the lightning of thinking about these things and demonstrate that humans can have agency.\u00a0 People on the planet know that things are wrong but don\u2019t know what they can do to change them.\u00a0 Eden is a shop window of hope.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 Sir Tim Smit, Co-founder, Eden Project<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eden inspires citizens\u2019 overconsumption to care for the planet.\u00a0 Eden shows us how our home, Earth, provides everything we need for rich biodiversity, fertile soil, and a stable climate.\u00a0 Eden explores how the richness of the Earth interconnects and, hopefully, helps us see how we can work together and make a difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Rugs.com Is Working with Eden Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Edenproject.org is committed to reducing extreme poverty by providing jobs for local people to plant millions of trees every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rugs.com sees this initiative as meaningful, influential, and crucial for the life of our fellow humans and our planet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are honored to partner with Eden Project and give all our customers the opportunity to help us plant a tree when purchasing a rug with Rugs.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eden Project has planted 340 million trees across its project nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To date, Rugs.com, in partnership with Eden Project and with the help of our nature-loving customers, has planted 59,896 trees and provided 599 workdays for local on-the-ground people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A Final Thought<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today is an excellent day to spruce up your home and make it that much cozier and more welcoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rugs.com\/edenproject\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rugs.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, along with 24\/7 customer service, fast &amp; free shipping, and free returns, we will plant a tree when you make a purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We invite you to make a difference on our planet while making a difference in your home.\u00a0 It sounds like a great deal, don\u2019t you think?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), removing and storing the carbon while releasing the oxygen back into the air? 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