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Online College Textbook Store Pledges to “Plant a Tree” for Each eChapter or eBook Purchased Through Partnerships with ChangingthePresent.org and PasoPacífico.org

Belmont, Calif., January 16, 2008 – At a time when environmental issues are a growing concern and people are looking for simple yet proactive ways to make a difference, iChapters.com, a convenient online store where students can purchase print and digital textbooks, today announced a month-long green campaign aimed at emphasizing conservation, supporting reforestation efforts, and reducing the company’s environmental impact by planting trees for every eChapter or eBook purchased through their website, www.iChapters.com.

This groundbreaking program is made possible through partnerships with ChangingthePresent.org, a non-profit Website enabling the donations and reporting for implementation of the program, and PasoPacífico.org, a non-profit group charged with planting the trees.

“Today’s youth are aware of the global environmental crisis and want to act. This partnership provides an exciting way for students to participate in the solution,” stated Dr. Sarah Otterstrom, Founder and Executive Director of PasoPacífico.org. “Trees are central to healthy life on earth. A single tree can provide a home to a multitude of species, filter water and provide fuel, shelter, and comfort for local people. Simply put, trees benefit people.”

This program reduces the demand for paper and supports PasoPacífico.org’s reforestation efforts. iChapters.com expects to plant at least 7,000 saplings over the course of the campaign. In addition, students who participate will also save money on learning materials while benefiting from the choice, value and convenience the digital products from iChapters.com provides.

“Today’s students are a highly informed and savvy generation that has been actively aware of the environmental crisis for some time,” said Erin Wetzel, Vice President of eCommerce for iChapters.com. “Our goal is to join with these students and respond to their concerns about the environment.” energyhq.com/press-releases/ichapterscom-helps-environmental-activism-take-root" class="more" class="more-link">More on iChapters.com Helps Environmental Activism Take Root

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We all feel guilty at times buying books and paper products when we don't need them to be physical products or if we really want to save some dough and buy used textbooks for classes and cannot find them.

Well leave it to the internet and some innovation. iChapters is a an online book store that sells used textbooks, ebooks, and iChapters in an effort to solve those issues.

Plus now they are doing their part to help in a conservation effort. Everytime one of their customers buys a digital eBook or eChapter they plant a tree.

“Today’s youth are aware of the global environmental crisis and want to act. This partnership provides an exciting way for students to participate in the solution,” stated Dr. Sarah Otterstrom, Founder and Executive Director of PasoPacífico.org. “Trees are central to healthy life on earth. A single tree can provide a home to a multitude of species, filter water and provide fuel, shelter, and comfort for local people. Simply put, trees benefit people.”

You can see the tree planting effort in the slide show below.

Look up in the top right corner and you can see that I helped plant a tree. Yeah. Do it yourself today!

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