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Save/Share"Paying A Bit Extra Each Flight Eases Guilt, But Not Emissions" is the headline of an odd front-page New York Times article this morning.
The "news" is that a tiny British home rental company, Responsible Travel, stopped selling carbon offsets for air travel. A month ago. Because the offsets "are distracting people from flying less."
The Times uses that "news" as an excuse to talk about offsets, which promise to make up for your share of carbon dioxide that planes, trains, and automobiles spew out during your travels.
Budget Travel recently took a crack at answering the question "Are Carbon Offsets Worth It?" and—I realize I'm biased here, but—we offered clear, easy to understand info.
We also shared some first-person stories of how different travelers felt about buying an offset for the first time. And we explained how a few well regarded companies spend the offset money to help the environment.
Feel free to chime in with your own thoughts below...
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The reason they stopped selling carbon offsets is because the whole thing is a big scam. Carbon offsets are a rip-off, plain and simple.
In fact, you can get all the carbon offsets you want for free:
http://www.freecarbonoffsets.com
Live guilt free (at least in the carbon offset area).
Posted By jimmy44 on November 18, 2009, 11:30 AM
Those comments stoke nothing but misinformation. Offsets are real, and the Budget Travel piece is a great, carefully researched piece on offsets.
People who'd rather not do anything for the environment are perpetuating misinformation to feel better about themselves.
Posted By Michelle J. on November 21, 2009, 10:52 AM