Planting trees from 30,000 feet
April 19th, 2007 by Eric
Last Wednesday we told you a little about Earth Day and provided you with some things that the everyday Joe Schmoe and Suzie Creamcheese can do to make our planet livable in the long term. One of those was with carbon offsets, taking action to reduce your net carbon emissions by planting trees, combusting methane, combating deforestation, etc.
Well, since we wrote that, carbon offsets have become “all the rage” (Okay maybe it’s not all because of us, but we like to think we’ve played our part). The most recent to jump on board the environmentally progressive bandwagon is Delta Airlines. According to Delta’s website:
Delta’s Force for Global Good has partnered with The Conservation Fund’s Go ZeroSM program to begin the process of planting trees to help offset, or “zero out”, the carbon footprint of air travel. On Earth Day 2007, we pledge to zero out the air travel carbon footprint of every worldwide Delta customer who flies. To celebrate our commitment to our hardworking men and women, we’ll also plant a tree for every worldwide Delta employee.
So if you fly Delta this Sunday they’ll foot the bill for trees to be planted in the Gulf Coast region, where they claim 20 million acres of forest have been lost since we started driving horseless carriages. After June 1st, they’ll make it easier for us to do that ourselves. When you make your reservations on delta.com, just add a few bucks to the total to offset our carbon footprint. It’s just one more click and a few bucks; it won’t give you carpel tunnel syndrome or break the bank. It’s a small thing to do, but it’ll have a big impact. And that’s what we’re all about here at Progressive Wednesday.
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