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Do you know what "carbon offsets" are? My city's sustainability division discussed the possibility of raising money this way for meeting our needs, and gave the Finger Lakes Climate Fund as an example of how it can be achieved. Does it sound like something your community could do? Take a look at their website and watch their video- it's an interesting concept- and it works for them.
Offset Your Carbon
Offset Your Carbon
Footprint Locally
Footprint Locally
The Finger Lakes Climate Fund works to promote clean energy projects in the Finger Lakes area while strengthening our regional economy and assisting local families in need.
Have you heard of a Carbon Footprint Calculator? It's not something you have to buy, Thank God! It's a way to calculate how much carbon you put into the atmosphere by your normal daily activities. Then you can compare it with others to see how you're doing, and more importantly, where you need to improve or make changes. You can find them on the internet, but here is one I found on the US EPA website:
Carbon Footprint Factsheet
Carbon Footprint Factsheet
Thanks to the League of Women Voters of Evanston's great new website and it's link to Waste Not Want Not, which led me to The University Of Michigan's Center for Sustainable Systems, for this great fact sheet! Check out all the cool graphs and charts!
https://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/sustainability-indicators/carbon-footprint-factsheet
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