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I am using my TerraPass to reduced 8,000 lbs of carbon from driving my car. For only $47.60 for the year, I am working towards shifting the climate change.
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> Clean Energy (1,000lbs CO2):: 2
> Farm Power (1,000lbs CO2):: 3
> Landfill Gas (1,000lbs CO2):: 3
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Total offsets (1,000lbs CO2):: 8

Trying to become a good steward of the environment in small steps.
For those who don't know:
A carbon offset is a certificate representing the reduction of one metric ton (2,205 lbs) of carbon dioxide emissions, the principal cause of global warming. Although complex in practice, carbon offsets are fairly simple in theory. If you develop a project that reduces carbon dioxide emissions, every ton of emissions reduced results in the creation of one carbon offset. Project developers can then sell these offsets to finance their projects.

There are hundreds of different types of carbon reduction projects. For example, a wind farm generates clean energy, which reduces carbon emissions from coal-burning power plants. In order to finance its operations, a wind farm can sell these reductions in the form of carbon offsets.

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