Monday, August 27, 2007

Carbon offsetting explained

Budget Travel magazine's online article explaining the do's and don'ts of offsetting airline travel is a breath of fresh air so to speak. Carbon offsetting is a big trendy word and environmental snobs seem to always proclaim that they do this. Although it is a noble cause - to give money to a company to plant x number of trees to counter the greenhouse gas emissions spewn out from airline travel - knowing what these offsetting companies actually do with your money and if it is really worth it is always sort of mysterious.

Read the full article: On Flier's Remorse

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the link!
    --Sean O'
    w/ budgettravel.com

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