How do Carbon offsets work:

A Carbon Offset balances the carbon emissions from activities such as air travel, employee commuting, business operations, and product shipping.

They represent the capture or reduction of harmful greenhouse gases emitted from sources such as fossil fuels, animal waste, landfills or refrigerants.

A carbon offset represents the reduction of greenhouse gases equivalent to 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide.

We realize that some people believe that carbon offsets are at best a justification to use more,
and at worst a money making scam. We do not believe that is true.

We 100% agree that the first step should be to reduce, reuse, and recycle. But the reality is that you cannot reduce to zero. Carbon offsets are a great way to offset your remaining footprint. Carbon offsets are invested in clean energy like solar and wind power. The clean energy companies do not receive the subsidies that coal and oil companies do and therefore they cannot compete. This creates a vicious cycle of dependence on oil and we are not given alternative fuel sources. Our collective investments in carbon offsets are allowing clean energy to grow, compete, and hopefully one day replace dirty energy like coal and oil.

There are many of highly reputable non-profit foundations selling carbon offsets. We have partnered with Bonneville Environmental Foundation. They are fully vetted and used by the most reputable companies like Patagonia and REI. All investments are evaluated and certified by independent third parties…