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I have been waiting for this campaign my whole life! Even after signing up for do not mail lists, junk mail still manages to find it's way into my mailbox. So I was happy to read about a new campaign aimed at stopping junk mail.

Junk mail is more than just a nuisance in your mailbox. It does serious damage to the environment. As I'm sure you already know, deforestation is a grave problem all over the world. In the U.S. we collectively receive 100 billion pieces of junk mail which requires cutting down 100 million trees and produces global warming emissions equal to those of 3.7 million cars. This means we are cutting down forests that are vital to the fight against global warming!

Since 44% of all junk mail goes to landfills without even being opened, Forest Ethics, a conservation group decided to do something about this issue. So they started the The Do Not Mail campaign. It's already being backed by Hollywood green heavy hitters like Adrian Grenier, Darryl Hannah, Alicia Silverstone, Jackson Browne, Aaron Douglas, Ed Begley, Jr. and Paul Hawken.

Adrian Grenier talked about the subject saying, "Junk mail is more than an annoying waste of time, it's a waste of our environment. Joining ForestEthics' Do Not Mail campaign is a great, easy way to stop the waste."

Alicia Silverstone's character, Cher, in Clueless once said, "I want to do something for humanity." Her friend responds, "How about sterilization?" While I'm not suggesting you get anything snipped or removed, I do think you should make like Alicia Silverstone in real life and do something for humanity. Head on over to the Do Not Mail website and sign their petition.