Consumers Guide to Carbon Offsets
Wednesday Dec 13, 2006
As you know there is a lot of talk about carbon offsets. Some say it's hot air.
The latest articles are from C|NET or USA Today. There are tons more. What stirred a lot of this up is the idea that you can 'offset' your carbon footprint. For those that don't have a clue what I'm talking about, here is the new consumer guide that lays some of it out on the table finally, at least from an individual's perspective. The report, which seems pretty well done, claims this is the first time such an independent review has been made.
A few great factoids are at the beginning of the document as well and you know how I love factoids!
FYI, fine print at the bottom of the report shows that the folks who wrote the report are based in Portland. Maybe I'll go down there and introduce myself. They're not far from my house.
Oh, and how about this factoid - It costs about $4 to offset a ton of carbon and about $80 to offset the 20 tons of carbon the average American generates in a year, according to the source in this AP article by Terrence Chea. A tree absorbs more than a ton of carbon over a 100-year life cycle. AP
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