Because I want to shout: I am proactive about my carbon footprint! From the inbox:
It's time to buy your parking pass - be a Carbon Neutral Commuter. It costs less than a few lattes or a pizza! AND YOU GET A STICKER!
For $8, Appalachian State University students, faculty, and staff can purchase carbon offsets along with yearly parking passes, provided through Office of Sustainability and Parking & Traffic. Our most recent figures show Appalachian reported a total of 7,474 student, faculty and staff commuters with a commuting carbon footprint of 13,771 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide — almost 20 percent of the university's ENTIRE carbon footprint!
Last year the Appalachian Nation responded with a remarkable 17.5 percent participation rate with 100 percent of the funds raised from the program going toward the purchase of offsets.
Participation is easy. Look for the Carbon Neutral Commuter option when you sign up this summer for your yearly parking pass. As a Carbon Neutral Commuter you'll receive a 2015 CNC bumper sticker so you can shout, 'I am proactive about my carbon footprint.' Read more here.
I like the fact that they point out the opportunity cost of going carbon neutral. It makes me want a pizza.
