TerraPass
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Apr. 15th, 2008 | 09:44 pm
Screw feeling guilty about my CO2 emissions for that flight back east, offset purchased.
TerraPass sells carbon offsets. WorldChanging.org rather likes how transparent TerraPass is with how they allocate the purchased offsets.
I've seen the TerraPass driving offset decal on a larger SUV near work.
Also they crunched some numbers to determine the cities with the highest CO2 offsets purchased per capita. Pasadena came in #7.
TerraPass sells carbon offsets. WorldChanging.org rather likes how transparent TerraPass is with how they allocate the purchased offsets.
I've seen the TerraPass driving offset decal on a larger SUV near work.
Also they crunched some numbers to determine the cities with the highest CO2 offsets purchased per capita. Pasadena came in #7.
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date: Apr. 16th, 2008 07:10 am (UTC)
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date: Apr. 17th, 2008 04:10 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 16th, 2008 11:55 am (UTC)
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Edited at 2008-04-16 11:55 am (UTC)
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date: Apr. 16th, 2008 07:44 pm (UTC)
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date: Apr. 16th, 2008 10:23 pm (UTC)
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The problem is that lacking any larger systemic solution, like a carbon tax or an effective cap-and-trade system, people who are trying to do the "right thing" while stuck in a self-destructive society don't have any effective alternatives besides these indulgences.
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date: Apr. 16th, 2008 10:31 pm (UTC)
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It's not a perfect system, but I think things like Terrapass are a step in the right direction. It introduces a capitalistic element to the issue, which I think is good. It could lead to a lot of competition for companies that reduce pollution, which will lead to more efficiency in pollution reduction and better technology to deal with pollution. A single for-profit source can address the pollution of thousands of individuals better than the thousands of individuals can deal with their own pollution.
And while I am not someone on board with the general concept of CO2 being a pollutant or significantly contributing to global warming, I am on board with energy conservation and environmental protection from pollutants in general. Companies like Terrapass, in the long term, are probably good for those more general issues.
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