In this new world of green and eco friendly living, many individuals and especially businesses are wanting to curb their energy usage and promote energy friendly policies and attitudes. While many employ a variety of methods to decrease their overall emissions, the rest they try and offset. It is important to note, that buying carbon credits, is not meant as free pass to not be eco friendly, it is meant as an option to offset that “extra carbon” which cannot be reduced or completely eliminated.
 

The buying and selling of carbon credits (or carbon offsets) is a new measure by which to negate your greenhouse gas effect. There are several organizations that specialize in this new currency. Basically the way it works is you figure out how much carbon emissions you or your enterprise is producing.

Essentially when you buy carbon credits, you are investing in initiatives that revolve around the environment: reforestation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.

Many people are wondering about carbon credit prices and where are carbon credits for sale? It varies by organization, by project, and other factors. To best answer this, i would advise to visit several carbon offset organizations, such as Carbon Fund, Terra Pass,and Native Energy.

Do you carbon offset? and if so, what has been your experience with it?

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