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The Reality of Carbon Offsets

Author
ELI EFFINGER-WEINTRAUB
Do It Green!
Carbon offsetting is a method of counteracting the environmental impacts of carbon emissions by investing in carbon-reduction efforts. While reducing your fossil fuel consumption should be your first focus, individuals can purchase carbon offsets for air travel, cruises, big events, cross-country road trips, or everyday commutes-activities that increase your carbon footprint that you find difficult to avoid.

Individuals purchasing carbon offsets usually work through organizations such as CarbonFund or Climate Trust, which reinvest the money in

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ON THE WEB!

Clean Air Cool Planet-Consumers' Guide to Carbon Offsets for Carbon Neutrality,
cleanair-coolplanet.org/ConsumersGuidetoCarbonOffsets.pdf

Find a carbon offset provider,
carboncatalog.org/providers

David Suzuki Foundation-
Focus on sustainable living,
davidsuzuki.org

Read Up!

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Your Carbon Footprint, by Nancy S. Grant, Alpha, 2008.

Act Locally!

The Minnesota Project
St. Paul, MN
651-645-6159, mnproject.org

Honor the Earth, Minneapolis, MN
612-879-7529, honorearth.org

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