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It was when Jennifer Stambolsky was planning her own wedding that she found a lack of wedding invitations for the modern bride that were both gorgeous & eco-friendly. With a love of nature combined with a love of beautiful stationery, she launched EarthlyAffair.com.
Choose from two environmentally friendly papers, a premium 100% Recycled Post Consumer Recycled paper that uses no new trees and a heavyweight 60% Recycled (30% Post Consumer) Cotton paper that is Forest Stewardship Counsel certified. All envelopes are made of 100% post consumer waste, FSC certified and processed without the use of chlorine. Not only that but they are a carbon neutral business purchasing CO2 offsets for emissions caused by conducting business and shipping through carbonfund.org.
How Do You Go Green With Web TV?
While I know that living a green lifestyle is the best for our family and the environment, I have always wondered about the co-relation between TV and green living choices? I am not one for watching TV as a pastime, especially considering the increase in my internet time in the recent years. However even with the expanding world of web entertainment, I have struggled with how to go green in this area. That [...]
By Amy Stodghill •
June 26, 2007
If you're flying or driving to your vacation destination offset those CO2 emissions your trip generates by purchasing carbon credits.
First you'll need to calculate how much you'll need to buy. There are a number of carbon calculators out there, but if you're looking to figure out your emissions for a single trip check out TerraPass or Carbonfund.org. Unlike other carbon calculators that help you find your yearly carbon footprint,
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Carbonfund.org is a nonprofit organization that educates the public about the impacts of global warming. They also promote solutions by selling low-cost carbon offsets that individuals, businesses, and organizations can purchase to reduce their carbon footprint.
When a customer buys a carbon offset, Carbonfund.org purchases and then retires the carbon, taking it out of circulation.
Eric Carlson is the Executive Director of Carbonfund.org, and co-founded the company with his wife,
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