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BANG FOR THE BITE
It costs about $15 to offset each 1,000 miles of air travel. A present for the planet for the equivalent of 3 triple lattes!
COCKTAIL FACT
In the movie Christmas Vacation, the Griswold family used more than 25,000 Christmas lights.
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Want to get away for the holidays without running away from your eco-conscience?
The Bite
The holidays are known for excess in food, shopping, and Clark Griswold-esque lighting displays. If you are holiday traveler, try carbon-offsetting and give the gift of giving back.The Benefits
- Neutralize the carbon emissions you emit when you drive or fly. You can buy a certain amount of “offset units” equivalent to the carbon of driving or flying creates, and hence become “carbon neutral.”
- Clean up after your car this holiday season. On average, Americans who travel for the holiday season will drive or fly nearly 500 miles to visit family and friends, creating 533 lbs pounds of carbon emissions.
- Happy Holidays! You can keep your SUV. Just look into offsetting the extra emissions – below.
Personally Speaking
The ease of travel is one of the good things in life today, and there is no way we are NOT going to travel to be with family and friends over the holidays. So carbon offsets are a way to be more guilt-free about our holiday travel. (We just wish there were offsets for pumpkin pie on the thighs.)Wanna Try?
- Terrapass - enroll in their program today and start offsetting your carbon emissions.
- Native Energy - help build and support renewable energy projects.
- Sustainable Travel International - buy offsets for your air ticket.
- Better World Club - environmentally friendly auto club, if you are driving this holiday season.
- My Footprint – handy quiz that helps you calculate how much carbon your lifestyle emits (in terms of how many planets it would take if everyone lived like you do).
Nov 17,2005
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