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Posts Tagged ‘carbon offset’

Are carbon offset travel schemes nothing more than good PR?

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A New York Times story from November 17th explains that ‘carbon offset’ programs run by airlines and travel companies are less about neutralizing the large amounts of CO2 produced by air travel and more about assuaging any pangs of ‘climate guilt’ that might go with it. The fact is that flying emits a lot of [...]


SFO Launches Carbon Offset Kiosks Inside their Terminals

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Eco-sinners have a new place to confess – the San Francisco International Airport. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that eco-conscious travelers can now purchase carbon offset credits right from the airport terminal. The Climate Passport kiosks are set-up right after security in 2 of SFO’s terminal and make it simple for passengers to minimize [...]


Carbon Offset – Papal Indulgences for Industrial Sinners?

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The year 2009 has been a nice and crispy hot year for many. It’s got us hopping like cats in a hot tin roof, brandishing sunscreens like guns, and chatting about global warming over a nice cool drink. Some of us are also feeling guilty about releasing all those green house gases into the atmosphere. [...]


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