more on flying and carbon offsets

CBC Radio One's The Current has a report Christmas Commercialism and Ethical Travel (MP3) as part of The Best of The Current Podcast.  The information starts at 16:20 in.  They interview George Monbiot, author of Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning.  He basically says you should fly very rarely if at all.  He doesn't like carbon offsets.

Considering that travel is the main thing I look forward to each year, I will continue to fly anyway.

I do think if you're flying purely for a quick beach vacation, or if you're flying for a single business meeting, you might want to re-consider.  But you also need to think about the big picture of your carbon emissions.  Ultimately it's whatever is possible for the whole of your life, not just each aspect considered narrowly.

So after looking at various sites in my previous posting airlines and everything with built-in carbon offset,
I have decided to use Green My Flight to purchase my carbon indulgences.

Itinerary:
OTTAWA - YOW to HALIFAX - YHZ: 955.7 km
   
Total Distance: 1911.4 km
Total Emissions: 259.8 kg
Program Cost: $7.00