GardenSuperMart has joined 650 other organizations in becoming a CarbonFund.Org partner!  We have offset our carbon emissions and our now officially carbon-neutral.

As per CarbonFund’s website, Carbon offsets allow companies to take action on global warming now. Offsetting our carbon footprint supports greenhouse gas reduction projects and hastens the transition to a clean energy future.

Carbon offsets can be more efficient than other measures an individual can take to fight global warming, while reducing the same or more carbon dioxide emissions. After all, it is more cost effective to build a 100 MW wind farm in Texas than a 5 kW windmill in your own back yard.

We encourage all companies to join us in achieving carbon neutrality: reduce carbon emissions when possible, and offset carbon emissions when it’s not.

I have officially survived the entire summer of 2008 WITHOUT an air conditioner.

Air conditioning over summer months is one of the biggest drains of electricity.   According to Wikipedia, the following activities are the biggest consumers of electricity in households:

32% space heating
13% water heating
12% lighting
11% air conditioning
8% refrigeration
5% electronics (includes computers)
5% wet-clean (mostly clothes dryers)

By doing away with air conditioning, not only am I saving a significant amount of money in electricity bills, but I’m also doing my part to offset my carbon footprint (from having to drive a compact car around town).