Low Carb Diet: Weighing In for My Carbon Emissions

Last week I invited you to join me on Slate Magazine’s 8 Week Carbon Diet by taking the quiz at this site: http://slate.com/id/2151739/

I had a whooping 59,999 lbs of carbon emissions…shamefully above the national average because of all my flights! So this week, I tried hard to keep my will power by turning off lights, shutting down my computer and taking the subway. I also was feeling concerned about the upcoming flight to Africa, so I actually “offset” my carbon emissions by using a flight calculator and paying for an “offset” that funds renewable energy projects like wind farms. (Read this Slate piece for more details and analysis.) You can offset your pollution from car or airplane flights by going to http://www.offseters.com/, TerraPass or Native Energy. You certainly can’t buy your way out of being responsible for your pollution, but at least it is better than nothing.

So, that is the update on my carbon emissions diet. I will keep you posted!