plant a tree in hawaii, collect a check 30 years later
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Go to Hawaii, plant a tree, watch it grow, and reap the benefits.
Guests at the Mauna Lani Resort get the chance to pay $37 for a tree, and then receive the opportunity to plant it and watch its progress online, which includes seeing how much carbon dioxide the tree absorbs and whether it ends up as a skateboard, koa canoe, or part of a wind-power generator.
The eventual plan for this project is to send tree investors a check for 5 percent of their plant's value at harvest time, which could be up to $2,500 on a koa tree that's worth $50,000 in today's market.
Founder and director Jonny Dubowsky calls this project an "investment toward a carbon-neutral planet through transparent reforestation and renewable energy projects."
Dubowsky and partner Chuck Barker are turning an old sugar mill into a hardwood products mill powered by 100 percent renewable energy. "It'll be zero-waste," he said, "We'll use everything, even the sawdust."
Guests at the Mauna Lani Resort get the chance to pay $37 for a tree, and then receive the opportunity to plant it and watch its progress online, which includes seeing how much carbon dioxide the tree absorbs and whether it ends up as a skateboard, koa canoe, or part of a wind-power generator.
The eventual plan for this project is to send tree investors a check for 5 percent of their plant's value at harvest time, which could be up to $2,500 on a koa tree that's worth $50,000 in today's market.
Founder and director Jonny Dubowsky calls this project an "investment toward a carbon-neutral planet through transparent reforestation and renewable energy projects."
Dubowsky and partner Chuck Barker are turning an old sugar mill into a hardwood products mill powered by 100 percent renewable energy. "It'll be zero-waste," he said, "We'll use everything, even the sawdust."
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