Quote from: sussex on January 10, 2014, 01:36:07 AM

Allow me to introduce myself, I am sussex and I represent the Green Organisation - we are collaborating with Earthcoin to grow an Earthcoin forest as part of our re-forestation projects.

We approached Earthcoin at the beginning of the week and have thrashed out an idea which, we think, will give EAC a unique selling point and a prominence that no other coin has been able to achieve, even BTC hasn't grown a forest! Coupled with the fast transaction times, honest and dedicated devs and this interested, intelligent and pro-active community, we think we're onto something. We're not sure what, but definitely something.

Look at what has been achieved by this coin even before it hits a big exchange - this is different.

So, what can I tell you?

We don't have a location for the forest yet, there are locations available worldwide. At the moment, Haiti is in dire need of help and is certainly on the list, but it could be anywhere.

We don't just plant trees for the environment, we also take into consideration the needs of locals and will plant varieties that can be used for sustainable logging, or maybe fruit trees. This ensures that the local populations are interested and open to our ideas. We also plant trees to prevent soil erosion, flooding, drought, all sorts of things. We are well into a tree planting project after the tsunamis which helps to re-instate the land and make it safe, usable and a bit more tsunami proof should the catastrophe hit them again

We are absolutely non-activist and non-political. We don't believe embarrassing people into action is always the best way. Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey. We've been operating for around twenty years, internationally.

We are not a charity. We are non-profit.

We work with many, many organisations across the world, big and very small. Perhaps the biggest feather in our cap is our connections to the United Nations, with whom we work on the tree planting projects, amongst others.

We also have very good political contacts in the UK government and will be espousing the brilliance of EAC to them at every opportunity, we are going to push this as hard as we can.

The director of the Green Organisation has many years experience in journalism and one of his staff is also ex- Fleet Street, we understand how the media works.

I know that Earthcoin is snowed under, he has been taken aback by the speed of events, so if you have any questions about this specific project or our involvement, feel free to direct them to me.

We will run this project transparently. We will provide monthly accounts and anyone can see our wallet on the blockchain, when we get it sorted.

Finally, we want the community to be involved too. We will be coming to you for your thoughts, but don't wait to be solicited, we are happy to hear anything you have to say, good or bad.

Lets grow some trees.

Hi there and welcome to the EAC community!

I'm from Italy so I can speak about my country, we got so many problems in here, politicals, enviromentals, poor connectivity, and we are not energy indipendent, we buy a lot of nuclear energy from France and the consumer prices are among the highest in Europe sadly, same for the internet connectivity, 50 month for a poor 4-7Mbit downstream 512k upstream ADSL connection.

Btw, I'm trying to convert to most ppl to mining and to produce his own clean energy, solar panels, hydro generators, magneto generators and wind generators, and using EAC or crypto currencies to buy (and sell) the most things we need, and I'm dreaming about a city energy self sufficient. Reading what ppl are trying to do in here it expand my dreams about a city like that, a big green area, reforestation, houses with solar panels, ppl selling vegetables for EAC etc.

Come in Italy, make that big green area, look for people's volunteer who helps you create that area, and in exchange they will have an house there to live with a clean energy supply and to take care of the green area!

If you can make that happen, I'm already signed up as a volunteer and to move me and my GF in that area.