Tuesday, May 20, 2008

How I Offset my Carbon Footprint

I found a great way to offset my carbon footprint. I bought a terra pass. It is a simple process, just go to the website terrapass.com where you'll find a calculator that will determine your carbon footprint. You can buy carbon offsets for you home, business, car and many other offsets. I have to pay around 60 dollars a year and that covers all the driving I do as well as my home. I can also find a ton of use full green tips and purchase gadgets like the Hymini personal wind turbine. It is a real winner for bike riders who use it to charge their cell phones.

So you might be wondering how terra pass calculates your home's footprint.
First they ask for your address and utility bill data. Using this info they can accurately estimate your annual energy consumption. Then they determine your personal amount of carbon dioxide emissions. If you want a more specific end result you can enter in a much more detailed criteria but might as well give a bit more if you can.

Terra Pass is a must in real estate because agents have to drive clients to perspective homes as well as preview them daily. I am proud to know that I can offset my emissions and make my business a little bit more green. I cant sell homes if there is no planet to sell them on.

You can always search all homes and condos for sale in the Seattle Area on my website at kevinsedakane.pnwrealty.com

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