Fight Global Warming When You Fly or Drive

Did you know that an average commercial domestic US airline flight releases more than 1,700 pounds per person of harmful greenhouse gases (like CO2) into our atmosphere?

We pioneered the TravelCool! carbon-offset program to help fight global warming. We were certified by the Climate Neutral Network in November 2000, and credited as the first travel company in the world to offer this type of program to its customers.

What is a carbon offset?
A carbon offset is an investment into a project or action with the goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. Offset projects come in many varieties and may include tree planting or reforestation, building retrofits (i.e. installing more efficient heating/cooling systems) or wind power projects. The common goal is to reduce fossil fuel usage, which in turn, eliminates harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

The types of projects we’re involved with typically do not get funded without investments of this kind. In the case of retrofits (new boilers or water heaters for public buildings and schools) there are additional benefits, which include saving the building owners lots of money on energy costs.

What can you do?

1. Book a flight through Better World Travel - Members who book a round-trip domestic US flight through Better World Travel will get a free carbon offset for their flight ($11 value.) Travel Inquiry
2. Book a flight through the Internet, another travel agency or airline and send us your tax-deductible donation to offset the CO2 emissions from your flight. ($11 for domestic flights or $22 for international flights.)
3. Purchase auto insurance through Better World Insurance – We offset your car’s first ton of greenhouse gas emissions free. ($11 value).
4. Make a donation – For each $11 donation you will offset roughly one ton of CO2 emissions.

Interested in learning more about carbon offsets and carbon calculations? Click here

Remember, your small donation helps protect the environment and directly assists local area organizations. More about our donation efforts

Please make your check out to the Tides Foundation.

Please send your donation to:
Better World Club
Attn: TravelCool!
20 NW 5th Avenue Suite #100
Portland, OR 97209
The Tides Foundation administers our foundation so that name needs to be on the check. We will send you a receipt for your tax-deductible donation.

How is your contribution used in the community?
Each TravelCool! donation goes directly into the Tides Foundation. The Tides Foundation administers our donations so that name needs to be on the check. Donations help to fund local area carbon offset projects that neutralize the emissions contributing to global warming.

Example: Donations have been used to replace outdated, inefficient oil burning boilers for the Portland Oregon Public Schools. The new boilers reduce carbon dioxide gas emissions by thousands of tons each year, saving the school system dollars while protecting our air.

The Chemistry of Carbon Offsets: For more information about carbon offsets, including chemistry and other interesting facts, click here.

For more information about TravelCool! or carbon offsets, contact

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