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.
by Candice Gaukel Andrews | March 11th, 2009 | Comments (12)
topic: Eco Travel, Green Living | tags: air travel, carbon offsets, CO2, global-warming, greenhouse gases, planting trees, solar power plants
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.