Sue Begg wrote:
In message , Miss
Perspicacia Tick writes
Martin et al,

The website below was printed on the back of my packet of Whole
Earth Foods Cocoa Crunch (to which I'm very much addicted ))

It calculates your total gas, electricity, fuel oil and coal
usages
for a year and then converts that into CO2 emissions and then
trees. For example, if you reckon that you have a total annual gas
bill of £200, it estimates that equates to 2.9 tonnes of CO2 or 4
trees. It then invites you to offset your usage by purchasing the
trees at £10 each, to be planted in one of three locations
(Aberdeenshire, Leicestershire or, for some bizarre reason,
Mexico).
You can even choose to have a dedication on your trees.

I have calculated our consumption (there are three of us) and it
came to 6 trees so I have paid up my £60 for last year...

Obviously they are hoping that people will do it every year -
making
you feel a little less guilty about using fossil fuels.

www.futureforests.com




Since I live in Aberdeenshire I will just plant a few trees.

Anyone wanting to do the same - all £10s gratefully received. I
promise to enrich my environment by planting trees for you :-)))

Good conscience going cheap! I'll do it for a fiver.

--
Mike.