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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Hello
You as an average American are likely emitting 50,000 pounds of carbon each year, including emissions from your home, car, air travel and everything else you use. That’s according to Carbon fund.org, a nonprofit that works towards helping individuals and business reduce their climate impact.
If that makes you cringe, you’re not alone. Many consumers are becoming more concerned about the impact their lifestyle has on the planet and want to offset their carbon footprint with carbon credit programs that promise to mitigate carbon emissions.
When you purchase one carbon credit, you are essentially paying to reduce 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions, which is the equivalent to a flight from New York to Los Angles . Nonprofits like Terra Pass, Native Energy and Carbon fund.org use the money to support “green” projects such as regenerating and protecting tropical lands from deforestation or supporting renewable energy projects. These projects are aimed at neutralizing your pollution.
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