hi all - so this is the time of year when we reflect back... And I do 'reflecting' by going through my calendar and logging in all my flights into http://www.carbonfund.org/ - and more specifically into this: http://www.carbonfund.org/Calculators#Home
You can specify all flights, mark the box that says 'round trip' (if applies) and the box that says 'include radiative forcing' - and it will give you a dollar amount. You can do the same with car/bus/train travel, utilities etc.... I did all of it, and I have to say, relative to my flights - I have basically no footprint. I offset the flights, I'd rather not fly at all, but I cannot avoid it. So at least offsetting it is better than not. And it is tax-deductible for those of you who care. try it, it will make you feel just a little .. greener, and, importantly, it will hopefully make a difference. You can specify what you want to be done with these $$. Those of you who already bought various Radiohead tickets that involves traveling a significant distance - I recommend you consider it ;-) It's not that much actually - for example, a roundtrip between East Coast US and Europe run around $35. New York to Toronto is less than $4 if you can believe it. New York to Miami is about $11.
:-)
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