Apr 22nd, 2008 at 10:40AM: Carbon offset fees work like penance in the Roman Catholic Church. They won't exactly prevent you from committing certain sins, such as traveling by plane, but they might make you feel less guilty about committing them. At least that's how they work on me. Confessions of a selfish traveler Last year, I spent roughly 190 hours flying and by doing so I generated 46,69 metric tonnes of CO2. Probably ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Can you buy your way out of hell with carbon offset fees?
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 10:40AM: Carbon offset fees work like penance in the Roman Catholic Church. They won't exactly prevent you from committing certain sins, such as traveling by plane, but they might make you feel less guilty about committing them. At least that's how they work on me. Confessions of a selfish traveler Last year, I spent roughly 190 hours flying and by doing so I generated 46,69 metric tonnes of CO2. Probably ...John Muir: An Earth Day ode
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 10:20AM: Even though this weekend was filled with Earth Day activities, the actual Earth Day is today. Because yesterday was John Muir's birthday, it seems fitting to mention those places that travelers are able to appreciate today due to Muir's dedication to the environment. Besides, he was a traveler with a capital T, the kind Abha referred to in her post on Henry Lee McGinnis, the 80 year-old who has ...Big in Japan: Japan fights global warming with shorter baseball games
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 10:00AM: Today is April 22, which means that if you have any sort of eco-conscious, you have already picked up on the Earth Day theme here at Gadling. Truth be told, Japan isn't always the first country that comes to mind when you think of the modern conservation movement. Sadly, the Japanese have something of a reputation for environmental insensitivity, particularly when it comes to their increasing ...Ways to live green every day, by Continental
Apr 22nd, 2008 at 9:00AM: Paging through the Continental in-flight magazine last night, I stumbled upon a few "green living" tips. For example, did you know that:
If Americans used one less package of non-recycled paper napkins, it would save one million trees?
Ninety percent of the energy used by your washing machine goes to hear the water? Using the cold cycle is much better.
Producing and disposing of all the ...Airlines are dumping weight to become more fuel efficient
Apr 19th, 2008 at 1:00PM: If you've ever driven your car with more people in it than usual, or with it packed with luggage during a summer vacation, you've probably noticed the difference in how the car feels. You may wonder why the car feel like it's dragging. Then you remember the extra weight. The extra weight uses up gas. Airplanes aren't any different. The more weight the plane carries, the more gas it uses.
With fuel ...
