Carbon caution in the press
On 15 October 2009 we became one of the first companies to remove carbon offsetting from our site for environmental reasons. Read some of the responsibletravel.com press coverage, in both the UK and USA on the resulting carbon offsets debate...
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a snapshot...
| 15 Oct: responsibletravel.com removes carbon offsetting. Read more |
16 Oct: Justin discusses offsets in The Guardian Environment. Read more |
20 Oct: Justin on CBC Radio's 'As it happens' programme. Listen to part 3 | 7 Nov: Featured on page 2 of the Independent. Read more |
17 Nov: Featured in the New York Times. Read more |
31 Jan 2010: Justin discusses offsets on BBC fast:track , featuring Simon Calder. Watch here. |
some highlights...
Here's a selection of some of our carbon offsetting coverage.
January 2010
BBC fast:track – 31 January
fast:track examines carbon offsetting with Justin Francis. Watch it here
Ethical Performance – 1 January
Full-page story about dropping offsets
Ethical Traveler – January
Carbon Offsets: The New Medieval Pardoning System? Read it here
December 2009
LA Times – 23 December
ResponsibleTravel company cancels carbon offsets. Read it here
The Times – 2 December
Business pages – offsetting story mention
November 2009
USA Today – 25 November
ResponsibleTravel cancels carbon offset program. Read here.
ABC News – 23 November
ResponsibleTravel Company Cancels Carbon Offsets. Read here.
Southern California Public Radio – 20 November
Pay more, pollute more? The problem with carbon off-sets. Listen here.
New York Times – 17 November
Paying More for Flights Eases Guilt, Not Emissions. Read here.
Harold Goodwin’s blog – 07 November
responsibletravel.com removes offsets. Read here.
The Independent – 07 November
Ethical travel company drops carbon offsetting. Read here.
BBC Radio 4, You and Yours – 06 November
Justin Francis discusses responsibletravel.com’s decision to remove offsets. Listen here.
October 2009
The Irish Times – 24 October
Green agency pulls plug on carbon offsetting. Read here.
CBC Radio – 20 October
'As It Happens' programme - Part 3. Listen here.
Guardian Environment online – 16 October
Responsible Travel has ditched offsetting flights and holidays for environmental reasons. Read here.
travelmole.com – 16 October
Carbon offset option removed by responsibletravel.com. Read here.
Telegraph Online – 16 October
Green tour operator abandons carbon offsetting. Read here.
E-tid – 15 October Read here.
Ecologist Online – 15 October
Eco travel agent ditches carbon offsetting. Read here.
realbusiness.co.uk – 15 October
Responsibletravel.com does U-turn on carbon offsetting. Read here.
January 2010
BBC fast:track – 31 January
fast:track examines carbon offsetting with Justin Francis. Watch it here
Ethical Performance – 1 January
Full-page story about dropping offsets
Ethical Traveler – January
Carbon Offsets: The New Medieval Pardoning System? Read it here
some highlights from 2009...
December 2009
LA Times – 23 December
ResponsibleTravel company cancels carbon offsets. Read it here
The Times – 2 December
Business pages – offsetting story mention
November 2009
USA Today – 25 November
ResponsibleTravel cancels carbon offset program. Read here.
ABC News – 23 November
ResponsibleTravel Company Cancels Carbon Offsets. Read here.
Southern California Public Radio – 20 November Pay more, pollute more? The problem with carbon off-sets. Listen here.
New York Times – 17 November
Paying More for Flights Eases Guilt, Not Emissions. Read here.
Harold Goodwin’s blog – 07 November
responsibletravel.com removes offsets. Read here.
The Independent – 07 November
Ethical travel company drops carbon offsetting. Read here.
BBC Radio 4, You and Yours – 06 November
Justin Francis discusses responsibletravel.com’s decision to remove offsets. Listen here.
October 2009
The Irish Times – 24 October
Green agency pulls plug on carbon offsetting. Read here.
CBC Radio – 20 October
'As It Happens' programme - Part 3. Listen here.
Guardian Environment online – 16 October
Responsible Travel has ditched offsetting flights and holidays for environmental reasons. Read here.
travelmole.com – 16 October
Carbon offset option removed by responsibletravel.com. Read here.
Telegraph Online – 16 October
Green tour operator abandons carbon offsetting. Read here.
E-tid – 15 October Read here.
Ecologist Online – 15 October
Eco travel agent ditches carbon offsetting. Read here.
realbusiness.co.uk – 15 October
Responsibletravel.com does U-turn on carbon offsetting. Read here.
Visit our main Carbon Caution page