Discussion Topic: Should your fishing trips be carbon neutral?
If the phrase, "leave only footprints" was popularized today, it would be "leave only carbon-neutral footprints." And while the green groups have been pushing people to neutralize their carbon emissions by buying carbon offsets to help battle global warming, the movement hasn't really taken hold in the outdoor conservation community. Until now.
Last weekend, the Florida Wildlife Federation hosted the world's first carbon-neutral fishing tournament in Miami.
"Sportsmen know climate change threatens the fish we love and the habitats they live in. Offsetting our emissions is just one way to show we're not going to pass the buck to the next generation of anglers," said Captain Dan Kipnis, tournament organizer and director-at-large for the Florida Wildlife Federation.
The tournament is offsetting an estimated 200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions through AgCert, which will use the funds for an East Coast methane capture project. Methane gas from dairy farms will be converted into electricity, balancing out the tournament's greenhouse gas impact on the environment.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2008/2008-01-16-091.asp
Do you think that you should offsetting that trip out on your bass boat by buying captured cow farts?
Last weekend, the Florida Wildlife Federation hosted the world's first carbon-neutral fishing tournament in Miami.
"Sportsmen know climate change threatens the fish we love and the habitats they live in. Offsetting our emissions is just one way to show we're not going to pass the buck to the next generation of anglers," said Captain Dan Kipnis, tournament organizer and director-at-large for the Florida Wildlife Federation.
The tournament is offsetting an estimated 200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions through AgCert, which will use the funds for an East Coast methane capture project. Methane gas from dairy farms will be converted into electricity, balancing out the tournament's greenhouse gas impact on the environment.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2008/2008-01-16-091.asp
Do you think that you should offsetting that trip out on your bass boat by buying captured cow farts?
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