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LongPen™ Pioneers: Total Carbon Emissions Saved
As of November 2007, more than 45 authors have used the LongPen™ to sign books for fans all over the world. By foregoing air travel, these green-minded authors have saved the planet over 75 metric tonnes of carbon emissions*.
| Authors | Book | Location | Destination | Tons Saved |
| Robert Kennedy Jr. | Crimes Against Nature | Afton, Virginia | The Green Living Show, Toronto, ON | 0.40 |
| Conrad Black | The Invincible Quest | Palm Beach, USA | Waterstone's Booksellers, London, UK | 2.80 |
| Kate Mosse | Sepulchre | Sussex, UK | Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, ON | 2.30 |
| Conrad Black | The Invincible Quest | Palm Beach, USA | World's Biggest Bookstore | 0.80 |
| Norman Mailer | The Castle in the Forest | Provincetown, MA | The Edinburgh International Book Festival | 2.00 |
| George Monbiot | Heat: How To Stop The Planet From Burning | Machynlleth, Wales | The Green Living Show, Toronto, ON | 2.20 |
| Alice Munro | The View from Castle Rock | Bayfield, ON | The Edinburgh International Book Festival | 2.10 |
| Diana Gabaldon | Lord John and The Hand of Devils | Scottsdale, AZ | Book Expo America, New York City | 1.40 |
| Anita Shreve | Body Surfing | Mass, USA | The London International Book Fair, London, UK | 2.10 |
| Neil Bissoondath | The Unyielding Clamour of the Night | Quebec City | The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON | 0.30 |
| Patrick Carman | Atherton: The House of Power | Wallawalla , WA | Book Expo America, New York City | 1.50 |
| Joseph Caron | n/a | Tokyo, Japan | The Book Lover's Ball, Toronto, ON | 4.10 |
| Tim Flannery | The Weather Makers | Sydney, AUS | The Green Living Show, Toronto, ON | 6.20 |
| Leo Yerxa | Ancient Thunder | Ottawa, ON | The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON | 0.20 |
| Tim Wynne-Jones | Rex Zero and the End of the World | Ottawa, ON | The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON | 0.20 |
| Tracey Chevalier | Burning Bright | London, UK | Book Expo America, New York City | 2.20 |
| Mark Haddon | A Spot of Bother | The London International Book Fair, London, UK | Toronto, ON | 2.30 |
| Andrew O’Hagan | Be Near Me | London, UK | The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON | 2.30 |
| Linda Buckley-Archer | Gideon the Cutpurse | London, UK | The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON | 2.30 |
| George RR Martin | Dreamsongs Vol. 1 | Santa Fe, NM | Book Expo America, New York City | 1.10 |
| Douglas Preston | The Wheel of Darkness | Bangor, ME | Book Expo America, New York City | 0.30 |
| Brad Thor | Takedown | Chicago, IL | Private event, Miami, FL | 0.80 |
| Marilyn French | The Women's Room | New York City | The London International Book Fair, London, UK | 2.20 |
| Andrew Gross | The Blue Zone | NYC, USA | The London International Book Fair, London, UK | 2.20 |
| John Scalzi | Last Colony | NYC, USA | InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA | n/a |
| Rich Cohen | Sweet and Low | NYC, USA | InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA | 1.60 |
| Jonathan Mahler | The Bronx is Burning | NYC, USA | InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA | 1.60 |
| F. Paul Wilson | Harbingers | NYC, USA | InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA | 1.60 |
| Eric Van Lustbader | The Testament | NYC, USA | InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA | 1.60 |
| Dean Koontz | The Good Guy | Newport Beach, CA | The London International Book Fair, London, UK | 1.60 |
| Dean Koontz | Brother Odd | Newport Beach, CA | Book Expo America, New York City | 3.50 |
| Dean Koontz | The Husband | Newport Beach, CA | Waterstone's Booksellers, London, UK | 3.50 |
| The Writers' Union of Canada | Petition to the Prime Minister of Canada | Vancouver, BC | Book Expo America, New York City | n/a |
| Margaret Atwood | Moral Disorder | Tokyo, Japan | The Book Lover's Ball, Toronto, ON | 4.10 |
| Margaret Atwood | The Door | Toronto, ON | The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, Cheltenham, UK | 2.30 |
| Dan Pink | A Whole New Mind | Paris, France | Las Vegas, USA | 3.50 |
| Ron St. Angelo | The Greatest Team Ever: The Dallas Cowboys Dynasty of the 1990s | Dallas, USA | Las Vegas, USA | 0.70 |
| Norm Hitzges | The Greatest Team Ever: The Dallas Cowboys Dynasty of the 1990s | Dallas, USA | Las Vegas, USA | 0.70 |
| Vincent Lam | Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures | Toronto, ON | Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC | 0.20 |
| Alice Munro | The View from Castle Rock | Bayfield, ON | Wold's Biggest Bookstore, Toronto, ON | 0.04 |
| Thomas Cahill | Mysteries of the Middle Ages | New York City | New York City | n/a |
| Graeme Gibson | The Bedside Book of Birds | Toronto, ON | Private event, Ottawa, ON | 0.20 |
| Rawi Hage | De Niro's Game | Toronto, ON | Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC | 0.20 |
| Kate Mosse | Labyrinth | London, UK | The Word on the Street, Toronto, ON | 2.30 |
| Pascale Quiviger | The Perfect Circle | Toronto, ON | Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC | 0.20 |
| Gaétan Soucy | The Immaculate Conception | Toronto, ON | Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC | 0.20 |
| Carol Windley | Home Schooling | Toronto, ON | Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC | 0.20 |
| Margaret Atwood | The Tent | Edinburgh, Scotland | The Word on the Street, Toronto, ON | 2.10 |
| Total Tonnes Saved | 76.24
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*All calculations are courtesy of www.offsetters.ca A Partner of Environment Canada
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