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Comments on MetaFilter post Instant Environmental SatisfactionFri, 04 Jun 2004 16:46:29 -0800Fri, 04 Jun 2004 16:46:29 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Instant Environmental Satisfaction
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<a href="http://www.greenfleet.com.au/">Greenfleet</a> is an Australian environmental organisation who aim to help citizens offset their own greenhouse gas emmissions. Their <a href="http://www.greenfleet.com.au/signup/subscribe.asp">Tree Totaller</a> <small>(Australian-based, but I'm sure conversions are easy)</small> works out how many trees you need to offset your annual emmissions, based on private car, home energy use and flights. It's a very neat little flash-app, and at the end it lets you chose to "subscribe" to Greenfleet so they'll plant the necessary number of trees for you. I owe 44 trees, for only AU$103 a year.post:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486Fri, 04 Jun 2004 16:43:44 -0800JimbobenvironmentfossilfuelsoilaustraliaBy: Jimbob
http://www.metafilter.com/33486/Instant-Environmental-Satisfaction#680694
<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/29031">Greenfleet was previously briefly mentioned here</a> - the Tree Totaller is a new addition, however.comment:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486-680694Fri, 04 Jun 2004 16:46:29 -0800JimbobBy: amberglow
http://www.metafilter.com/33486/Instant-Environmental-Satisfaction#680722
I only need 8 trees...this is cool. (kilometers are shorter than miles, right?)comment:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486-680722Fri, 04 Jun 2004 17:11:08 -0800amberglowBy: homunculus
http://www.metafilter.com/33486/Instant-Environmental-Satisfaction#680723
<a href=http://www.futureforests.com/index.asp>Future Forests</a> does something similar with going <a href=http://www.futureforests.com/explainmore/gocarbonneutral.asp>CarbonNeutral</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486-680723Fri, 04 Jun 2004 17:12:12 -0800homunculusBy: stbalbach
http://www.metafilter.com/33486/Instant-Environmental-Satisfaction#680760
Don't the trees release the carbon when they die?comment:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486-680760Fri, 04 Jun 2004 18:06:48 -0800stbalbachBy: Jimbob
http://www.metafilter.com/33486/Instant-Environmental-Satisfaction#680775
<i>Don't the trees release the carbon when they die?</i>
Yes...at the same time as all the seedlings they produce are growing and fixating carbon. Circle of life :)comment:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486-680775Fri, 04 Jun 2004 18:59:12 -0800JimbobBy: sfenders
http://www.metafilter.com/33486/Instant-Environmental-Satisfaction#680848
Can this tree total be right? I mean, I burn a lot of oil relative to most people in the world, and based on this I guess I need only 30 trees or so. (Lucky for me, I have a lot more than that.)
There's got to be more than 30 trees per person in the world on average though, right? The forests are full of them!comment:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486-680848Fri, 04 Jun 2004 21:51:32 -0800sfendersBy: JParker
http://www.metafilter.com/33486/Instant-Environmental-Satisfaction#680854
Yikes! With six people in my household, and two of my kids old enough to drive, and booking over 100K miles a year on United alone, I owe 243 trees for my household. The only saving grace is natural gas heat and water heater, which scores out with zero impact. What do I owe for that? Maybe I need to <a href="http://www.offshore-environment.com/naturalgas.html">restock a fish pond</a> to get my eco-karma back in balance.comment:www.metafilter.com,2004:site.33486-680854Fri, 04 Jun 2004 22:18:07 -0800JParker
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