Survey: Do You Offset?
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 09.11.08
In his post Confused Which Carbon Offset Service to Use? EDF Lists Eleven They Trust, Matthew wrote that "The issue of carbon offsets is a contentious one: Some people panning them as doing little good or being distracting from the true environmental consequences of our lifestyle choices; other people praise them for providing a method to make a positive difference in the fight against global warming."
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I don't offset, but I do bike to work everyday and have installed solar panels on my roof so my electric bill is always less than $10 a month.
Maybe when we run out of green projects to do at home we'll buy offset credits...
I don't pay my own utilities or have any say in the management of where I live. I don't buy my own groceries and I don't always get to choose my mode of transportation. I do everything I can to minimize my carbon footprint, and I offset the rest. As time goes on the share of my footprint which I personally control and can eliminate will increase, and my need for offsetting will decrease.
I offset because I travel overseas once a year. I offset by doing huge amounts of recycling. Not only do I recycle my own garbage but others as well. I pick up cans, bottles, glass, all metals, paper and cardboard. I pull stuff from dumpsters and take it to the recycling center. I'm guessing that I recylcle a ton of stuff a month. And I do all this with haing a full time job and having multiple sclerosis. If I can do it anyone can do it.
Minimize emissions where I can, offset the rest. Anything less is unthinkable.