Demonz
07-02-08, 10:48 AM
I am trying to make heads and tales of all these specialist organisations out there that try to educate us on carbon emissions and how we can help to reduce it. Personally I feel like a bit of a hypocrite as I ride a great big bike - as a toy, and drive a 4x4 on the school runs...
TBH my reasons for looking at it are more a commercial gain than anything else but its all starting to tug on my personal conscience the more I look into it.
What I cant seem to get my head around is the organisations that you can donate money too in order to offset your Carbon Footprint. How do you know firstly that the causes they are supporting are getting the investment - or is there some cheeky sod sitting at the end of the website collecting a great wad of cash and investing as minimal as possible along with purchasing that great big villa in Spain....
Anyway - has anyone looked into this and can offer some advice on who to trust? What to look for and where to start...?
TBH my reasons for looking at it are more a commercial gain than anything else but its all starting to tug on my personal conscience the more I look into it.
What I cant seem to get my head around is the organisations that you can donate money too in order to offset your Carbon Footprint. How do you know firstly that the causes they are supporting are getting the investment - or is there some cheeky sod sitting at the end of the website collecting a great wad of cash and investing as minimal as possible along with purchasing that great big villa in Spain....
Anyway - has anyone looked into this and can offer some advice on who to trust? What to look for and where to start...?