Earth Has Lost Almost 6 Californias' Worth of Forest Since 2000


Plant a Tree in Haiti for Arbor Day by Taking This Facebook Quiz

In celebration of Arbor Day, you can plant a tree in Haiti simply by taking a quiz on Facebook. Clothing retailer Timberland is encouraging people to celebrate Arbor Day today with the re-launch of its "Hortiscope" quiz on Facebook. Discover your inner tree-personality with a few clicks. For every completed Hortiscope quiz through Dec. 31, 2012, Timberland will plant a real tree in Haiti -- up to 100,000 trees.

Does Wi-Fi Kill Trees? Dutch Report Causes Doubt

Recently, we've read a few articles stating that, according to research from Dutch scientists, Wi-Fi is bad for deciduous trees -- so bad, in fact, that it's killing them in urban areas where Wi-Fi networks abound. However, the situation isn't really so dire -- not yet, at least. The question is more complicated than a simple blog headline could convey. The research in question was commissioned by the city of Alphen aan den Rijn, a town in the western Netherlands.

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This Twittering Tree Can Tell You How it Feels [VIDEO]

Sony Ericsson's Connected Tree answers that age-old question: "If a tree tweets in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" The tweeting, talking tree is being shown off at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and you can check out a demo video of the live and interactive orange tree in the video below. It may not be the first plant to master Twitter, but Connected Tree offers a unique motion-sensing interactivity with the people around it.

You Date, We Donate Trees: Date For Trees Invite Giveaway
