The SFO airport and 3Degrees have teamed up to put kiosks in the airport that will allow passengers to offset the emissions that result from their travel. I am very curious to see how this program goes. I wonder if the average passenger will be interested in (or understand) this service. A metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent appears to run about $12.25 according to the article - which here is a one-way trip between SFO and Boston. What does this buy you might ask?
"Climate Passport contributions fund the Garcia River Forest, a reforestation project in Mendocino County where redwood and Douglas fir trees are being added to a forest that had been heavily logged. They also go to the SFCarbon Fund, which is steering the money to Dogpatch Biofuels, a bio-diesel fueling station in southeastern San Francisco." - SF Gate
Would you considering offsetting your personal travel? Why or why not?
Monday, September 21, 2009
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