lisamazur 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 2007-10-11T22:20:47+00:00 false <p class="blogSubject">CARBON EMISSIONS AND OFFSETS </p><p>Every day, I learn something new about how I could lead a lifestyle of sustainability.&nbsp; </p><p>I never really thought about it, but our every day activities like driving, doing laundry, keeping lights on, flying on airplanes, taking taxis all emit pollutants&nbsp;&nbsp;that are hazardous to our environment and the health of our planet.&nbsp; Specifically, these activities emit carbon byproducts that eat away at the ozone layer and add to our already-smoggy Los Angeles air.</p><p>However, sustainability-minded individuals know that there are ways to minimize&nbsp;the amount of pollutants each of us emits on a daily basis.&nbsp; In addition to doing simple things like riding a bike to the grocery store (and using a reusable grocery bag while there!) and using energy efficient light bulbs, we can all take one step further and actually OFFSET the amount of carbon our activities produce.&nbsp; The mechanism for doing this comes in the form of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), which enable you to completely cancel out the harmful emissions that, say, driving your car to work produce.&nbsp; </p><p>3 Phases Renewables just launched a brand new Carbon Calculator that helps you assess exactly how much carbon your daily activities produce.&nbsp; You simply input your state, and details about your activities (i.e. miles driven, destination to which you flew) and it calculates that amount of carbon those trips or activities have produced.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;You can determine exactly how much carbon your daily activities emit and find out how you can easily purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to offset these environmentally hazardous emissions. Just follow the link: <a href="http://www.3phasesrenewables.com/calculatoroverview.html">http://www.3phasesrenewables.com/calculatoroverview.html</a>&nbsp;<u><font color="#0000ff"></font></u><br /><br />Have a green day!</p><p>&nbsp;Lisa Mazur</p> 0 0 false 1 1 108 false 108 habit www.3PhasesRenewables.com 5 false 0 Offset your carbon emissions! 0 2010-01-12T07:16:58+00:00 134 191 0 0