ECO-FRIENDLY HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FROM ADIRONDACK COUNCIL
Adirondack-Themed Ideas for Thoughtful, Meaningful, Long-Lasting
Holiday Gifts That Support & Encourage Conservation, Wildlife
Protection & Pollution Prevention
For more information:
John F. Sheehan, Communications Director
518-432-1770 (w)
518-441-1340 (cell)
Released, Wednesday, November
24, 2004
ELIZABETHTOWN, NY - The Adirondack
Park's leading environmental organization - the Adirondack Council
- has expanded its offering of Holiday Gifts that support and
encourage conservation, wildlife protection and pollution prevention.
"Our most popular holiday gift offering has been our Clean
Air Certificates, which help prevent acid rain. For a $50 donation
you can buy and retire the rights to an entire ton of sulfur
dioxide pollution, stopping that ton of air pollution from ever
leaving a smokestack," said Adirondack Council Executive
Director Brian L. Houseal. "We have prevented nearly 7,000
tons of acid-rain-causing pollution through this gift program
since it first began."
In 1997, the Adirondack Council obtained 10,000 federal sulfur
dioxide pollution allowances (a.k.a. pollution credits) through
a donation to its acid rain campaign. Today, pollution allowances
being sold publicly cost $700 each. "We felt we should eliminate
them from the market entirely by retiring them so they would
never be used," Houseal said. "For every $50 donation
to the Clean Air Certificate program, we will retire one ton's
worth of sulfur dioxide credits. The donor can specify whose
name goes on the certificate. Lots of people have been buying
them for their children and other family members. It's a great
way to teach a child about the environment and show them how
one modest action can have a positive impact on an entire region
of the country.
"And it's a real bargain," Houseal said. "Schools
and clubs that buy allowances from brokers or the government
must pay the full $700 price. If they come to us, they can retire
14 tons for the cost of one. We wanted to keep the program affordable,
so the greatest possible number of people would learn about acid
rain and how to prevent it."
Acid rain has already destroyed the native life in more than
700 Adirondack lakes and ponds and is killing forests from Maine
to Georgia. The Adirondack Council has been a leading advocate
in the fight against acid rain since 1975.
Other eco-friendly holiday gifts offered by the Adirondack Council
include:
- Adirondack Council 30th Anniversary
Calendar: Breathtaking
images of the Adirondacks as seen through the lens of landscape
photographer Carl Heilman II, celebrating three decades of vigilance
and environmental advocacy. ($12)
- Singing Loon Stuffed Toy: This soft, plush, stuffed loon chick
sings an authentic call when its belly is pressed. Bring back
memories of your last stay on a wilderness lake or teach a child
about the north woods' most elusive and interesting bird. Requires
batteries, which are included. Bird call recorded by Cornell
University Ornithology Lab. ($12)
- "Forever Wild"
Organic Cotton T-shirts:
Generously sized from small to XL, carrying the Adirondack Council's
"Forever Wild" logo and the motto "Defending the
East's Last Great Wilderness." ($15)
- "Forever Wild"
Tan and Sage cap: High-quality,
soft cotton cap, adjustable from small to XL with just a tug
on the cloth belt; carries the Council's "Forever Wild"
logo. ($15)
The Adirondacks: Wild Island of Hope: Coffee table book. An entertaining
blend of conservation, great hikes and Adirondack natural history,
as told by the Adirondack Council's first director and landscape
photographer, Gary Randorf. Includes 100 color photos of the
Park's most spectacular sights. Published by Johns Hopkins University
Press. ($23)
- "Forever Wild"
Tote Bag: The tote bag
is made of 100% cotton and features the Council's "Forever
Wild" logo. It measures 15½" tall and 19"
wide with comfortable 22" cotton web handles. ($12)
- Gift Memberships: A gift membership in the Adirondack
Council is just $30 per year. (Give four or more at $25 each!)
Members receive newsletters, action alerts, special reports and
updates and our annual State of the Park report, as well as invitations
to the annual meeting and Forever Wild Awards Dinner each July.
1. Call toll free 1-877-873-2240,
M-F, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm to place an order or to request an order
form. (Visa and Mastercard accepted.)
2. Or click here to make your purchase
on our secure website or print out an order form. (Visa and Mastercard
accepted.)
Postage for orders starts at
$3 and varies according to the amount of the purchase.
Free "Adirondacks: Wild
Island of Hope" screen saver with every purchase. Twenty-six views of Adirondack mountain
peaks, lakes, ponds, flora, and wildlife take you from your desktop
into the Adirondack Park.
The Adirondack Council is dedicated
to ensuring the ecological integrity and wild character of the
Adirondack Park. Founded in 1975, its 14 staff and 18,000 members
make it the largest environmental organization focusing full
time on the Adirondack Park.
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