From Environmental News Network comes an article explaining that California's individual citizens will soon have an easy way to live "carbon neutral."
Californians could soon invest in trees to offset the greenhouse gases they pump into the air when they heat their homes or drive to work.
The nonprofit California Climate Action Registry was set up by the state six years ago to encourage corporations and government agencies to track, and ultimately reduce, their emissions. The Forest Protocols program will allow environmentally minded citizens to pay to preserve enough trees to offset their personal carbon emissions.
The registry has calculated how much the timber industry loses by allowing trees to grow longer and bigger -- past the time they are normally harvested. The industry would then be compensated by other companies that buy carbon credits -- or shares of the trees -- to offset their carbon emissions.
The article notes that living carbon neutral isn't expensive -- consumers can neutralize the carbon associated with their use of electricity for under $5.00 a month. Don't make me remind you what you spent this morning on a latte.
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