Wednesday, September 06, 2006

More Environmentally Friendly Travel Options

In yesterday's "Personal Journal" section of the Wall Street Journal, I came across some interesting news concerning more environmentally friendly travel options.

This Friday, Hertz Corp. will be launching its Green Collection, a fleet of cars that attain at least 28 miles per gallon. The article implies the Green Collection will number 35,000 vehicles and that half of them will be SmartWay certified. A SmartWay certification means the cars are given the highest marks from the Environmental Protection Agency for limiting air pollution and greenhouse gases.

Last week, Expedia started their partnership with TerraPass, which allows travelers to pay an extra fee that will help fund the development of renewable energy. According to the Wall Street Journal, "TerraPass calculates the emissions released on a journey, by mileage, and determines how much renewable energy is needed to offset that." Apparently, in less than a week, Expedia customers have offset over a million pounds of carbon dioxide.

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