Where Does My TERRA PASS $$$$$ Go?????

Money that goes to Terrapass goes to one of three areas:

Farm power: Harvested manure from livestock operations is put into special containers full of microbes which break down the waste and convert it to methane. Methane is then used to power electricity generators and provide energy. While it is true that these generators emit carbon dioxide, it is a much better option for three reasons: 1. The carbon is neutral in the sense that it was taken from the atmosphere by the grass that the animals ate and then put back when the methane is burned (no new CO2 is being added to the atmosphere) 2. The methane would otherwise be released to the atmosphere when the manure decomposed naturally; methane is 21 times as harmful from a global warming standpoint as CO2. 3. The electricity produced by burning this methane displaces the need for some electricity which would likely be produced in a coal powered plant, which is much worse for the environment.

Landfill methane collection: Similar to the previous, methane produced by decomposing waste in landfills is captured and converted to electricity.

Wind Power: Large scale wind production is subsidized to make it competitive with much cheaper but more environmentally harmful electricity production, such as coal powered plants.

Essentially the money you give to Terrapass prevents a given amount of CO2 or methane to be released into the atmosphere, this offsets the amount which is released when you take a flight or drive your car (yes you can offset your car for a whole year as well), making your action carbon neutral.

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Flying & Offsetting Your Flight with TeraPass

So.......I completely believe that it is O-kay to fly around the world and travel to experience new cultures and places and to visit your friends and family. But of course we all know that the plane is sorta Big Time polluting the air. So here I give you the answer to your environmental guilt:

Terra Pass allows you to offset your carbon footprint by paying an extremely small amount of money to make up for your flight. Terra Pass does tons of other things for all kinds of energy use, but I am focusing on flights because this is the first step we can ALL take!

I went to the Terra Pass website and typed in my flight (NY to Calgary non-stop) and it gave me a result as follows:



As you can see I pay a measly $11.90 to offset my flight. Ta-Dah!!!

This is important because this way we can all fly and experience the world around us while giving back to the environment at the same time! Please try to get in the habit of visiting the Terra Pass website after booking every flight you take, Expedia offers you the choice when you book and hopefully every airline will soon do the same! :) Here is a link to the website!

http://www.terrapass.com/

GOODBYE HUMMER!!!!!!!

AIDS Walk - Thank You!!!

The AIDS Walk was an Awesome Success so thanks so much to everyone who sponsored me for helping me raise above my goal to $295!!! I appreciate it so very very much! The New York AIDS Walk raised over $5 million dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!! Danny, Andrew and I did the "Walk With Love" with Hilary Duff and it was pretty funny spending a day with a celebrity. haha very weird. So thanks again and remember every penny counts! :)

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