How To: Re-Centering Your Carbon Karma
(CBS/John Filo)
Oftentimes, by the hour the CBS Evening News rolls around, a story gets nipped here, tucked there and you're not able to get across everything you wanted to. So, thank goodness for a blog.
Take the phrase that didn't make my story about carbon offsets: "there is no one government or private standard for what carbon neutral means."
That could be a story unto itself.
The simple idea with carbon offsets is that you are trying to clean up the earth a bit for the damage you feel you might be doing – whether it be from the carbon emissions of driving your car, flying in a plane, leaving your plasma TV running all night or the mother of all barbeque pits smoking all day. Travel Web sites such as Orbitz, Travelocity, and Expedia – as well as several major airlines – offer the chance to pay an additional fee right when you book a ticket with them. Companies like Drivetime offer opportunities to cleanse your travels on the road.
