Osmosus.com: New Sustainability Community Website Marks Launch Partners with environmental charity to help plant 18 billion Fruit Trees
Finally, Social Networking with a Purpose.
Osmosus - www.osmosus.com - announced today the launch of its new online sustainability community website combining Web 2.0 and social networking technologies with the latest in news and information into a single convergent destination. To celebrate the launch, Osmosus will plant an orchard of fruit trees on behalf of new members with its partner The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, www.ftpf.org.
Osmosus takes the value of social networking to the next level. The website combines all the latest social networking features people expect to enable them to connect, communicate, share and unite. At the heart of Osmosus is My Green Space. Here, members create their personal green micro-websites where they G-LOG (Green Blog), create and manage events, connect with others through their Social Energy Grid, share recommendations and provide sustainability tips. They can communicate one-on-one publicly or privately and share with friends via email and popular websites like facebook, digg, and de.licio.us. The site includes up-to-the-minute news and information from over 4000 mainstream news and online sources, events, cool new green products, discussion forums, and a comprehensive carbon footprint worksheet - all in a single online destination.
“The environment is a hot button issue now, and we have built Osmosus to give people a place to interact on the journey to sustainability.” said Doran Aisenstat, founder of the Osmosus website. “There seems to be a general perception that these issues will be magically solved by science or the government but the reality is it’s more likely to be ordinary people coming together that will account for the real changes. We call it Social Energy for a Green Planet and, we know that people coming together can change our world.”
“Osmosus is more than just a place to display photos of the party you went to last weekend,” continued Aisenstat. “It’s a place where you can really make a difference. Osmosus is social networking with a purpose.“ Unlike many other green sites on the web today, Osmosus is truly non-partisan. Osmosus is not funded by any corporate or government interest, nor any special interest group. It is independent without an agenda.
“The only opinion we have,” explains Aisenstat, “is that people should come together around the issues and the facts, form their own opinions and guide each other. Osmosus is that enabling destination where people can generate Social Energy that will empower us to improve our communities, our world and ultimately ourselves.”
To celebrate the launch, Osmosus will fund the planting of a new orchard of fruit trees with The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation as part of their ongoing mission to plant 18 billion fruit trees around the world. Osmosus will donate $1 to the foundation for each of its first 10,000 new members.
“We are especially pleased to join Osmosus in their launch of this major new interactive environmental and sustainability destination on the web,” said Cem Akin, Executive Director for The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. “We welcome Osmosus as our online community platform partner and look forward to engaging with our supporters through our presence on Osmosus. We’re joining Osmosus in bringing people together to generate Social Energy and live greener in their own communities and we thank them for joining us in our efforts to plant fruit trees for a more sustainable ecosystem.”
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation’s primary goal is to plant trees that yield edible fruits, nuts, leaves, or roots, thus spreading life-sustaining ecological diversity throughout the world. Fruit trees are planted alongside other soil-building flora, native and medicinal trees and shrubs, hardwoods, and plants that contribute to sustainability.
Osmosus is proud to participate and sponsor a Fruit Tree Planting Foundation planting to help directly offset carbon dioxide emissions by creating a public fruit tree orchard in a metropolitan area, to be announced on Osmosus.com in the upcoming weeks.
“Our partnership with The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is the perfect kick-start to generating positive change with Social Energy for a Green Planet.” said Aisenstat. “We know how impactful their work is and we share their love for fruit trees, respect for nature, and a desire to foster a harmonious relationship between people and the environment, plants, and animals. We are delighted to be working with the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation toward restoring the planet to a healthier state. We want our new members to know that just by joining Osmosus they are already having a positive impact.”
It’s easy and free to join Osmosus. Go to www.osmosus.com and register today. Between March 24th, 2009 and June 24th, 2009 Osmosus will donate $1 to The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation for each of its first 10,000 new members advancing the mission to plant 18 billion fruit trees.
About Osmosus - www.osmosus.com
Osmosus.com is a unique online social community created to address the growing need for dialogue, learning and action related to the environment and sustainability. Osmosus enables us to come together and improve our communities, our world and ultimately ourselves.
About The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation - www.ftpf.org
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is dedicated to combating global warming, alleviating world hunger, improving the quality of the surrounding air, water, and soil while fostering a new generation of environment stewards through tree planting efforts.
For further information, please contact: Doran Aisenstat at 604-377-8247 or media@osmosus.com