How to pffset your shipping carbon footprint
Posted 15th May 2009 at 01:51 PM by greggrss10
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [B]How to offset your carbon footprint[/B][/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] And I don’t mean taking your shoes off before walking on the freshly clean carpet. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] One organization out there makes it easy for businesses, organizations, and individuals to create a world fueled by clean energy while offsetting their carbon footprints.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Carbonfund.org[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] foundation, a non-profit organization based in Maryland, allows the masses to purchase carbon credits for activities such as living, commuting, and shipping. When someone opts to help make the world a little “greener” through the Carbonfund, they are given a choice on how their credits are spent.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The Options[/FONT][/SIZE][/B]
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[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/our_projects/category/Renewable%20Energy"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Renewable energy[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]is supported by Carbonfund through funding. The organization has been backing seven renewable energy projects across the globe, the majority of which are located in the United States. Projects range from harnessing the wind and the sun for power to tapping landfills and dairy farms for energy. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Power from dairy farms you may ask. In the childish way to put it, they collect cow patties and turn it into energy. To get more technical, manure is collected from ten California dairy farms and the methane is extracted to produce clean energy. And this project helps the Earth two fold. Collecting the manure also preserves groundwater.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/our_projects/category/Energy%20Efficiency"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Energy efficiency[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] is achieved by the Carbonfund supporting two projects. One is the nation-wide Truck Stop Electrification project which aims to provide electric hookups to truckers when they take a break at a truck stop. Normally truckers idle their rigs to power the heater and air conditioner and to power on-board appliances when they take a break from the road. This project cuts back on truck emissions. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] The other project is the buying carbon credits from corporate carbon credit trading house, the Chicago Climate Exchange. Instead of retiring the credits, some companies sell them off to polluting non-compliant companies. Carbonfund buys them and retires them.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/our_projects/category/Reforestation"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Reforestation[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] is a key part in the fight against global warming. By using carbon credits in this option, you’re supporting the replanting for trees and forest preservation at four locations in the world. Trees suck carbon out the atmosphere, creating clean air. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] But there’s more! Reforestation expands wildlife habitats, protects biodiversity, and improves local environmental quality. Forest preservation also creates jobs.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [B]Do it[/B][/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] eCommerce merchants can easily help offset their carbon footprint by checking out the [/FONT][/SIZE][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/business/calculator"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]shipping page[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] on the site. You can put in to a calculator how you ship (truck/air), the number of packages shipped per year, their average weight, and average distance they travel and you’ll see what your carbon footprint is. When credits are purchased businesses receive a host of recognition including their name on carbonfund.org, a news release, a Carbon[I]Free[/I] webpage, and Carbon[I]Free[/I] logos to be used on marketing and packaging materials. However, a minimum donation of $350 is needed to be called a Carbon[I]Free [/I]partner.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] And I don’t mean taking your shoes off before walking on the freshly clean carpet. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] One organization out there makes it easy for businesses, organizations, and individuals to create a world fueled by clean energy while offsetting their carbon footprints.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Carbonfund.org[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] foundation, a non-profit organization based in Maryland, allows the masses to purchase carbon credits for activities such as living, commuting, and shipping. When someone opts to help make the world a little “greener” through the Carbonfund, they are given a choice on how their credits are spent.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The Options[/FONT][/SIZE][/B]
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[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/our_projects/category/Renewable%20Energy"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Renewable energy[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]is supported by Carbonfund through funding. The organization has been backing seven renewable energy projects across the globe, the majority of which are located in the United States. Projects range from harnessing the wind and the sun for power to tapping landfills and dairy farms for energy. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] Power from dairy farms you may ask. In the childish way to put it, they collect cow patties and turn it into energy. To get more technical, manure is collected from ten California dairy farms and the methane is extracted to produce clean energy. And this project helps the Earth two fold. Collecting the manure also preserves groundwater.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/our_projects/category/Energy%20Efficiency"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Energy efficiency[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] is achieved by the Carbonfund supporting two projects. One is the nation-wide Truck Stop Electrification project which aims to provide electric hookups to truckers when they take a break at a truck stop. Normally truckers idle their rigs to power the heater and air conditioner and to power on-board appliances when they take a break from the road. This project cuts back on truck emissions. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] The other project is the buying carbon credits from corporate carbon credit trading house, the Chicago Climate Exchange. Instead of retiring the credits, some companies sell them off to polluting non-compliant companies. Carbonfund buys them and retires them.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/our_projects/category/Reforestation"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Reforestation[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] is a key part in the fight against global warming. By using carbon credits in this option, you’re supporting the replanting for trees and forest preservation at four locations in the world. Trees suck carbon out the atmosphere, creating clean air. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] But there’s more! Reforestation expands wildlife habitats, protects biodiversity, and improves local environmental quality. Forest preservation also creates jobs.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [B]Do it[/B][/FONT][/SIZE]
[B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] eCommerce merchants can easily help offset their carbon footprint by checking out the [/FONT][/SIZE][URL="http://www.carbonfund.org/business/calculator"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]shipping page[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] on the site. You can put in to a calculator how you ship (truck/air), the number of packages shipped per year, their average weight, and average distance they travel and you’ll see what your carbon footprint is. When credits are purchased businesses receive a host of recognition including their name on carbonfund.org, a news release, a Carbon[I]Free[/I] webpage, and Carbon[I]Free[/I] logos to be used on marketing and packaging materials. However, a minimum donation of $350 is needed to be called a Carbon[I]Free [/I]partner.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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