Oh beautiful trees, you…are the ultimate Eco-Chic Gods…

Ok, happy eco-news to report! The State of Virgina is now insisting that developers (yeah, those guys who re-build and in the process can tear trees down…) keep “some percentage” of their land’s original trees. Yes, we know that some builders might not the happiest about it, but I think they will grow to love it! More trees equals more healing for our Mother Earth…

Environmentalists tell the Washington Post that “Losing a big tree means losing a valuable sponge for storm water, a root system that prevents erosion, and a filter that removes carbon dioxide and the precursors of smog. You get dirty water, and polluted everything,” said Gary Moll of the conservation group American Forests. In a 2002 study, his group found that the Washington region’s trees contained enough carbon to offset the annual emissions from more than 2,900 cars. ::Treehugger

Imagine how keeping or adding trees on this piece of land would feel…Yes, it’s only positive…

More from Treehugger: “If saving old trees proves impossible, the developers would replant trees or pay to preserve them elsewhere. But local jurisdictions have the option of following it or not; most local jurisdictions are controlled by developers, which is why one needs state-wide rules”

I agree with Treehugger who says, “Let’s use this time out in the housebuilding industry to develop codes and bylaws that make appropriate tree planting part of the requirements for the construction of any home.”

This state wide rule has our pinkngreen planetary support. We will continue to spread the word.

May this ruling lovingly spread to the rest of the world…