Interface, Inc.

The Interface Company, a maker  and marketer of modular carpet and other fabrics, headed by Ray Anderson, is on the forefront of pushing businesses to sustainability.  Read more on their website.  There are also links to a “reading room” and actions you can take.

Carbon Offsets: conscience money?

Does buying carbon offsets really help reduce your carbon footprint? Are they part of the solution to reversing climate change? The evidence and opinion are decidedly mixed. Here are three sites where carbon offsets are sold:
www.conservationfund.org,
www.carbonfund.org/site/,
www.carbontradewatch.org/

Light Bulbs

I went to Walgreens by the PineRidge Mall and they still have 22 – 4 packs of compact flourescent bulbs for $3.99. Or buy 2 4packs for $7.00. This is part of the Idaho Power buy down from last fall.