With all the danger of global warming and dwindling energy supplies, it’s good to see a multitude of innovative organizations sprouting up to help individuals and businesses do something about it. This is especially true considering the government seems to be in neutral on the issue.
Carbonfund.org is one such group. You can make a yearly donation which will allow you to offset your personal carbon impact. Of course since Carbonfund.org is also a registered non-profit, your contribution is tax deductible and often eligible for employer matching programs.
I’m proud to say that Adam and I made a contribution to offset our carbon usage for a year and plan to do so going forward. Reducing your impact where possible and offsetting what you can’t is one small step in the long journey against global warming.
Congrats to you! We all should do what we can to reduce our energy use and our carbon footprint, but no matter how much you do, you can’t get down to zero. Unless you offset. I applaud your commitment.
Rockin! Glad to hear.
I shy away from organizations like Carbonfund because there is little accountability, as the US does not mandate carbon trading. You might consider investing in new eco-friendly companies instead of donating to these type of organizations. You’d get a return on your investment and help build a sustainable future in a more direct way.
Nice work!
We did this a few months ago, but Jeremiah’s comment makes me second-guess the decision. I guess I have some research to do…
I feel pretty confident in Carbonfund.org. I did do alot of research on them beforehand, both for my personal knowledge and for a possible relationship with where I work.
Carbonfund itself does a great job of balancing all types of eco-friendly activities from planting trees to investing in ecology oriented companies.
Based on the last IRS report for their non-profit status, 93% of their income went to support these programs, only 7% went to overhead which is better than most other large, popular charities.