Green Rental Cars Becoming an Easier Choice
by Wendy Worrall Redal | October 6th, 2009 | Comments (0)
topic: Eco Travel, Green Living | tags: Alamo, biodiesel, car rentals, carbon emissions, CO2, Eco Travel, eco-friendly, Enterprise, environment, fuel-efficient cars, gasoline, green cars, Hertz, hybrid cars, hybrid rentals, National, rental cars
The last time I rented a car, I was able to help the environment by tacking on a mere $1.25 to my rental cost. Granted, I’m still driving and spewing CO2 — but that small amount allowed me to offset my contribution to the carbon emissions generated by the typical rental car: about 300 pounds.
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I’ll admit that math has never been my best subject. But I have a pretty good grasp of its basic concepts — and I wonder if the relatively new phenomenon of “carbon offsets” adds up.
