Wednesday, June 10, 2009

travel tip: eco-aviary

The "Go Green" movement has impacted a lot of different areas in our everyday lives, especially transportation. And with summer heat creeping in through the window, you may be itching to take a trip. If you really want to be a environmentally conscious traveler, check your airline's CO2 emissions and compare them with others.

What's that you say? You didn't know that was possible? Well, it is.

And, of course, our trusty Internet has a plethora of information on the subject. Most helpful, although not perfectly up-to-date, the TRX carbon emissons calculator shows the pollution produced from a particular flight when you give the airline and the destination. To find out more about your carbon footprint from the plane, check out this three-part series in Tree Hugger.

Next time you fly, be sure to calculate your CO2 emissions to choose the most eco-friendly flight.

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