FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 13:48:45 -0700 From: "Fiona S. Crofton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WTES: Travelling this summer? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Check this out: >From EcoNews July/Aug 2001 GREEN DRIVING Well, that's a misnomer, really. Even if you drive a fuel efficient Toyota Prius or a Honda Insight, you are still pouring out carbon emissions (though much less than if you're a proud SUV owner). Summer is a great time for road-trips, but with every gallon of gas, your car releases 20 lbs of CO2 which accumulates in the atmosphere, fueling global climate change. Luckily, there is something you can do about it (as well as driving less). Climate Partners is a Victoria-based organization which enables you to buy "carbon offsets". Here's how it works. If your car produces 5 tonnes of CO2 in a year (which is typical), your offsets will be used to stop 5 tonnes being released somewhere else by investing in projects such as carpooling, energy efficiency or solar energy, making your car "climate-neutral". For details, see http://www.climatepartners.com, or call 381-5550 (toll-free 1-877-621-3555) **************************************************************************** GREEN FLYING Ah, to see cousin Betty, and all the kids in Halifax. What fun we'll have! But airplanes release CO2 too: Victoria to Halifax = 3.4 tonnes. For a family of three, that's 10 tonnes. How did I know this? I checked a sneaky cool site on the internet - http://www.chooseclimate.org/flying, which will calculate your emissions for any journey. If you link up with Climate Partners, you could pay $100 in carbon offsets to make this trip climate neutral. Now - how many of those government types and eco-dudes who are flying to the Bonn Climate Summit are going to fly carbon neutral? That's the challenge. We've got to start paying our eco-debts to the planet - our Eco-VISA cards are WAY overcharged. **************************************************************************** ** I just received my copy of Guy Dauncey's new book, "Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change." Looks great (I've already started it) and certainly well endorsed by host of good folk! For more info: www.newsociety.com (20% new issue discount on at the moment!) Hope everyone is enjoying the sun! F To join the list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1db47.b1dTZL Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
