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Offset Your Earth Day Events!

Earth Day Network and Carbonfund.org Partner to Offer Carbon Offsets for Events

Earth Day Network and Carbonfund.org have launched an international effort to encourage Earth Day 2007 organizers and anyone else putting together an event to make their gatherings carbon neutral. The new partnership is part of Earth Day Network's three-year Climate Change Solutions Campaign which is also the theme of its Earth Day 2007 efforts.

"Offsetting the carbon emissions created by our Earth Day events and other events year-round is an easy and affordable step," said Earth Day Network President Kathleen Rogers. "And there are thousands of Earth Day events, so this will have a huge positive impact on the environment the weekend of April 22nd, and then hopefully year-round."

Earth Day event organizers can read about the new program on Earth Day Network's website, www.earthday.net, and then simply calculate the anticipated carbon emissions from their event, and make a donation to offset their emissions. Other events which may be offset include weddings, family gatherings, vacations and conferences.

Carbonfund.org uses the carbon offset donations to fund carbon reduction projects, such as wind farms, methane generated electricity, solar power, and energy efficiency.

"With all the events we have analyzed and offset in the past, we know the per event emissions are fairly small, but the aggregate emissions from all the Earth Day Events around the world will be significant, and showing gathered decision makers how simple and effective action on climate change can be is a great opportunity." said Eric Carlson, Carbonfund.org's executive director. "Earth Day Network coordinates the most significant environmental event of the year, and we are privileged to be working with such a great organization.

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