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• Going Carbon-Neutral: Pros and Cons of Carbon Offsets

  Posted on Wednesday October 31st, 2007 at 13:13 in carbon emissions, environmental issues, summary, inconvenient truth, carbon offsets, spending, carbon neutral, treehugger, feel good, factors to consider, evaluating choices, terrapass

  The New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year for 2006 was “carbon-neutral,” which gives you some sense of the fad that is carbon offsets. With the success of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, there is a rising wave of guilt about the...

• Choosing an Environmentally-friendly Destination

  Posted on Wednesday October 10th, 2007 at 03:11 in destinations, summary, factors to consider, evaluating choices

  Before you start planning a trip, you need to decide where you’re going, and since your choice of destination (and corresponding travel to/from) is a huge determining factor in the environmental impact of your trip, keep the following factors in mi...

• “No Trace” Travel

  Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 09:38 in summary, definition(s)

  I’m an avid hiker, and one of my favorite organizations is Leave No Trace. It’s not so much what they do as an organization as who they are and the ethics they promote. For those of you who don’t know, Leave No Trace is a non-prof...

• Terminology: green travel, carbon offsets, eco-friendly travel, eco-tourism, sustainable travel, responsible travel, environmentally-friendly, zero-carbon travel, carbon-neutral, greenwashing, carbon footprint…

  Posted on Tuesday October 2nd, 2007 at 17:42 in introduction, summary, definition(s), first step

  There seems to be no clear, commonly-used label that describes how we can travel in a fashion that minimizes the environmental impact of our travels? Do you know what the difference is between “ecotourism” and “sustainable [...

• Advice for Flying Greener

  Posted on Saturday September 29th, 2007 at 00:21 in summary

  At some point, we’ll address the carbon economics (and benefits) of driving versus flying. But for now, let’s assume you’ve chosen to fly—either because it’s convenient or because it’s the only way to get where you’re going. T...