Carbon Reduction

Our partner Carbonfund.org has a motto:

Reduce What you Can; Offset What You Can’t.™

We agree!

Only 40% of the average American’s carbon footprint is due to their direct energy use. The other 60% is indirect; it comes from everything we buy and use—goods and services. Pay attention to your consumption and waste habits, and you’ll find lots of opportunities to conserve.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
You’ve heard it before, but it’s still great advice. Manufacturing products produces an average 4-8 pounds of CO2 for every pound of manufactured product.
Buy local
Shipping burns fuel. A 5-pound package shipped by air across the country creates 12 pounds of CO2 (3 ½ pounds if shipped by truck).
Eat better food
Focus on eating free-range poultry products and grass- fed beef as well as an abundant amount of as-local-as-possible veggies. If you're already a vegetarian, you're saving at least 3,000 pounds of CO2 per year compared to meat eaters. Good going! If you're not ready to take that step, just increase the number of vegetarian meals you eat each week by one or two.