I recently paid $84.18 to EcoNeutral, a carbon-credit company in North Vancouver, to pardon my emissions. Forgive me for living, but I drive a little, own a modest condo and took a flight this year. Thus, according to EcoNeutral’s online “carbon calculator,” I am personally responsible for the emission of 5.61 tons of carbon dioxide – which, as Al Gore is quick to tell us, is a polluting greenhouse gas that’s causing our global climate to change.
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