{"id":12467,"date":"2019-03-21T11:56:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=12467"},"modified":"2019-03-21T11:56:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:56:26","slug":"a-greener-way-to-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/a-greener-way-to-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"A Greener Way to Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reducing or avoiding air travel is one of the\nmost effective steps we can take as individuals to combat climate change. But,\nit\u2019s not the most realistic proposition for many of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through a new initiative called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/jetsetoffset.com\/?ref=massaud\" target=\"_blank\">Jet-Set Offset<\/a>, when you can\u2019t reduce air travel, you can mitigate the impact of carbon emissions from flying by contributing to organizations like Mass Audubon working to reduce carbon emissions in other ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/JSOS_Illustration_Logo_750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/JSOS_Illustration_Logo_750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/JSOS_Illustration_Logo_750x500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/JSOS_Illustration_Logo_750x500-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s How it Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You sign up at <a href=\"http:\/\/jetsetoffset.com\/?ref=massaud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Jet-set Offset<\/a> via email and select Mass Audubon as your favorite environmental cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, every time you fly, you will automatically donate one cent per mile to Mass\nAudubon. Why one cent per mile? It\u2019s an average estimate of the cost to offset\ncarbon emissions from individual air travel based on multiple carbon\ncalculators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Choose Mass Audubon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By partnering with us, Jet Set Off-Set participants will respond\nto a changing climate through our work: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advocacy&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong> Mass Audubon fights for legislation and funding that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps communities adapt to the inevitable challenges of a changing climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education &#8211;<\/strong> By teaching people of all ages about climate change, we inspire them to take direct action and combat climate change in their homes, schools, and communities. We also host Climate Cafes and Youth Climate Summits to convene people around this urgent issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conservation&nbsp;&#8211;<\/strong> Scientific research helps determine how climate change affects the most vulnerable and endangered birds, amphibians, and mammals. With this research, we protect the land and habitats \u2013 and wildlife corridors \u2013 those animals need to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/jetsetoffset.com\/?ref=massaud\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more and read the FAQs &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reducing or avoiding air travel is one of the most effective steps we can take as individuals to combat climate change. But, it\u2019s not the most realistic proposition for many of us. Through a new initiative called Jet-Set Offset, when you can\u2019t reduce air travel, you can mitigate the impact of carbon emissions from flying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":12469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[178],"tags":[246,150],"class_list":["post-12467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate","tag-climate-action","tag-climate-change"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/JSOS_Illustration_Logo_750x500.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3f5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14164,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/oath-to-our-ocean\/","url_meta":{"origin":12467,"position":0},"title":"An Oath to Our Ocean","author":"Rishya N.","date":"June 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Nothing says Massachusetts like the ocean. 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