LifeStyleZero

So, I have been looking into carbon offsetting programs, and I am of two minds about them.  On one hand, I think, that isn’t good enough.  It isn’t good enough for an SUV driver to buy a TerraPass sticker, stick it on their SUV, and feel OK.  Yes, it is a step, and a step in the right direction.  And, for now, it may be the easiest step for many people to take.

I hope that this is only for starters, though, because eventually, whatever carbon emissions you are offsetting will have to go as well if we are going to truly contain what is happening on the planet right now.  But, for those of you still on a non-renewable power grid (shame on you if there are other options available through your power company), or for those still driving cars that aren’t zero emission vehicles or taking flights - and I am in your ranks, although trying to do as little as possible of these things, offsetting carbon is an important first step towards becoming carbon neutral.

So, today there is a cool thing that you can do to help offset your emissions.  Plant some trees and help save the natural habitat of the Monarch Butterfly.  Check it out here:

http://michoacanmonarchs.org/ourstory(1).htm

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