Some of you may have seen the news stories regarding the Climategate scandal - for those who haven't, here is a link to a good, unbiased article covering the basics:
Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists
In reality, it doesn't matter whether you believe in climate change or not - if it is caused by humans or just a natural cycle of the planet, if it will end in catastrophe or if it will have no serious effects, if it was a government conspiracy or if the media blew it out of proportion. In the end, every 'solution' to climate change, whether it be wind power, hybrid vehicles, bio-fuels, reducing the use of plastics, energy-efficient buildings... these are all good things, good practices, and good solutions for other problems besides climate change. Reducing our impact on the planet is important, no matter what catchphrase you give it or what reason you assign.
At my company, our purchase of carbon offsets is focused on the investment in and support of renewable energy projects in the United States. The company we purchase through, NativeEnergy, builds wind farms and bio-gas energy plants in the U.S. - one of their current projects is the wind farm in the town of Greensburg, Kansas, featured on Discovery Channel's Planet Green. Their metrics for determining the amount we contribute to them is based on carbon (metric tons of CO2 produced via car and air travel), but in the end we are simply proud to support their efforts in renewable energy.
1 comment:
What a great response, I did read the article in the paper, and people trying to put down the belief of global warming as a scare tactic. You gave a very good reason to continue as long as there is a difference made.
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