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This article doesn't really apply to my fashion major, but I found it so interesting. It talks about how skateboard have become the leading cause of maple deforestation, even beating out other large sectors like furniture! Bamboo is becoming a more sustainable option for the construction of skateboards because it grows quickly, does not need to be replanted after it is cut down, and helps prevent erosion. Bamboo farms are also helpful in reducing greenhouse gases and producing oxygen.

I would like to see more about the studies that found skateboards the leading cause of maple deforestation. I find that difficult to believe.

As a studio art minor, I'm always interested in ways to create "green" art. One artist in L.A. is taking it a bit further by attempting to make billboards green. With the donated money he is going to plant a bamboo garden on a billboard. Hopefully the beautiful sight will calm stressed drivers.