Energy Smarts
Erase Your Footprint
Erase Your Footprint
If you can't afford to convert every square foot of your home into a paradigm of energy efficiencyand let's face it, very few of us canthen try the next best thing: Purchase carbon offsets. For every pound of carbon dioxide your home releases, you can fund an environment-friendly endeavor that reduces the amount of greenhouse gases released into the air.
Offsets are sold by a number of nonprofit and for-profit organizations that invest the money in eco-friendly projects such as reforestation, renewable energy, and power-plant carbon credits. You can calculate an estimate of your home's carbon footprint and purchase offsets at Carbonfund.org and Terrapass.com.
More ways you can go green everyday
If you can't afford to convert every square foot of your home into a paradigm of energy efficiencyand let's face it, very few of us canthen try the next best thing: Purchase carbon offsets. For every pound of carbon dioxide your home releases, you can fund an environment-friendly endeavor that reduces the amount of greenhouse gases released into the air.
Offsets are sold by a number of nonprofit and for-profit organizations that invest the money in eco-friendly projects such as reforestation, renewable energy, and power-plant carbon credits. You can calculate an estimate of your home's carbon footprint and purchase offsets at Carbonfund.org and Terrapass.com.
More ways you can go green everyday
Published 01/01/2006