Can Flying Be Green?
Answer: No.
Okay, that was too easy. The Stockholm Environment Institute and the Tufts Climate Initiative have a handout with travel tips for cutting your air travel carbon footprint, and fortunately it's a bit longer than a single page with DON'T printed in giant letters. (Though, "If you have a choice, don’t travel" is their first tip.)
They also include a decent guide for choosing who to buy carbon offsets from. Some airlines, like EasyJet, allow you to buy offsets online at the same time you purchase your ticket. This is certainly a good start, though I'd ask why make it optional? Travelers accepted the 9/11 security fee automatically added to their ticket fare, so why not a mandatory carbon offset fee?
Well, until that happens, here's a reminder to offset every flight and fly direct whenever possible.
[Via Gristmill]
