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Ready, Offset, Go!

After wasting hundreds of hours of my life driving around in circles looking for street parking (parking spaces in downtown San Francisco run in the $300-$400 range per month), I decided to become a real urban girl. I sold my car, signed up for FlexCar, and invested in a few versatile pairs of walking shoes and some MUNI passes. The carbon I emit during my commute is from breathing alone. To boot, Ideal Bite is offsetting my plane travel this year. Not too shabby.

As the video we included in today's Personally Speaking points out, offsetting alone isn't the end all be all solution to our global-warming problems, but it's a start, and it sure feels good.

-Jenifer Morgan...off to walk past people driving around in circles...
Posted by: tmeronek on 09/21/2007
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Lauren  on September 21, 2007 at 01:27 PM 11
I notice that in tips like these, what is probably the best way to reduce one's carbon footprint is never mentioned: not eating meat! "eating a vegan diet prevents the equivalent of 1.5 tons of CO2 emissions every year, more than the 1 ton of CO2 emissions prevented by switching from a typical large sedan to a Toyota Prius" http://www.chooseveg.com/global-warming.asp http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3312
James  on September 21, 2007 at 02:31 PM 12
Here's some other ways to help offset your travel footprint: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/offset-your-travel-footprint.html
Alyce'n Boorne  on September 21, 2007 at 02:44 PM 13
I'm glad many of us are pointing out how rediculous carbon offsets are. I'm happy that our society is looking towards finding solutions but we can't possibly buy our way out of global warming. If you're a committed environmentalist who is addicted to flying to exotic locations, then stop flying all the time, don't buy your way out of feeling guilty. There are plenty of ways to see our planet without flying all over the place. Ggrrrrr!
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