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title: "2 Bamboo Quotes By Ian Somerhalder"
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> [Why are we deforesting for pulp and paper when we have a logical and efficient solution in plants like kenaf or bamboo? It doesn't make sense to me at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/why-are-we-deforesting-for-pulp-and-paper-when-we-have-a-logical-and/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfa/ian-somerhalder-2439_bamboo_why-are-we-deforesting-for-pulp-and-pape_725548.jpg)

> [We have so many alternatives, like kenaf. It produces more crop, it's hardier, and creates incredible paper products. Why are we deforesting for pulp and paper when we have a logical and efficient solution in plants like kenaf or bamboo?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/we-have-so-many-alternatives-like-kenaf-it-produces-more-crop-it-s/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

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## More by Ian Somerhalder

> [I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/i-don-t-care-how-hot-a-girl-is-if-she-doesn-t-like-animals-it-would/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [The most underused, under-appreciated group of people in the world is our youth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/the-most-underused-under-appreciated-group-of-people-in-the-world-is/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [What I've started to realize is that social media is not just technology - it's become its own entity, full of energy waves. These…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/what-i-ve-started-to-realize-is-that-social-media-is-not-just/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Going green doesn’t start with doing green acts - it starts with a shift in consciousness. This shift allows you to recognize that with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/going-green-doesn-t-start-with-doing-green-acts-it-starts-with-a/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Nina Dobrev makes my job easy, its hard not to melt when she looks at you with those doe eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/nina-dobrev-makes-my-job-easy-its-hard-not-to-melt-when-she-looks-at/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [For me, commitment boils down to honor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/for-me-commitment-boils-down-to-honor/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Social media is changing the world, and we're all here whitnessing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/social-media-is-changing-the-world-and-we-re-all-here-whitnessing-it/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Our Animal Sanctuary initiative has many layers. We are aiming to create a place where abandoned and bullied creatures come together with bullied youth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/our-animal-sanctuary-initiative-has-many-layers-we-are-aiming-to/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Men have an important role to play in sending out the message that real men do not hurt or abuse their partners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/men-have-an-important-role-to-play-in-sending-out-the-message-that/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [In each of its forms, love has an infinite scope of potential expansion, all of which I see leading to growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/in-each-of-its-forms-love-has-an-infinite-scope-of-potential/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Within hours, tweetted piece of information you've just doled out has become a monsoon, a hurricane of tangible energy that is literally circulating the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/within-hours-tweetted-piece-of-information-you-ve-just-doled-out-has/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/maybe-one-of-the-only-things-i-do-well-i-cook-like-a-maniac-i-would/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/the-film-business-creates-a-large-amount-of-waste-and-i-m-not-immune/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/every-love-story-needs-a-catalyst-of-some-sort/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

> [If you love someone when you're 20 and you carry that love with you until you're 90, it's not going to be the same dynamic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-somerhalder/if-you-love-someone-when-you-re-20-and-you-carry-that-love-with-you/)

[Ian Somerhalder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-somerhalder/)

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