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Air travel produces large amounts of emissions so reducing how much you fly by even one or two trips a year can reduce your contribution to emissions significantly.
Choosing night flights, when the atmosphere is cooler, helps to curb the global warming affects of airplane emissions.
Check out TerraPass, a for-profit partner of Expedia who allows you to buy energy reducing offsets when you fly (carbon offsetting is the act of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in various ways, e.g. planting trees, investing in clean energy, etc.). With TerraPass, $5.99 buys you 1,000 lbs of CO2 offsets, equaling about 2,200 miles; $16.99 for 2,500 lbs of CO2 and 6,500 miles; and 5,000 lbs of CO2 for $29.99, enough for 13,000 miles of flying.
To buy a Flight TerraPass through Expedia, you just book a ticket as normal, and look for the “Customize your trip” page under the heading of “Featured Activities & Services.” You can also buy a TerraPass through Expedia separately by clicking on the “Activities” tab and selecting dates and a destination.
Other tips for reducing aviation emissions:
fly direct wherever possible; take-off and landing are the most polluting parts of any flight
pack less stuff; every pound of luggage means additional fuel burned
teleconference
vacation closer to home
look into taking a train or a bus
Hotels
When you travel, look for “green” hotels. Green Hotels are properties that actively operate programs designed to save water, save energy and reduce the amount of solid waste they generate.
Bend
Mount Bachelor Village Resort
19717 Mt. Bachelor Drive
Bend, Oregon 97702
800.452.9846
541.389.5900
Offers 8 different accommodation types, including hotel rooms, condos and rental homes.
Joseph
Belle Pepper’s Bed & Breakfast
101 South Mill Street
Joseph, Oregon 97846
541.432.0490
3 rooms, 2 floors. Belle Pepper's is a gracious Bed and Breakfast in the historic McCully Mansion. Surrounded by an acre of lawns and gardens and bordered by the Wallowa River.
Merlin
Rogue Forest Bed & Breakfast and River Company
12035 Galice Road
Merlin, Oregon 97532
541.472.1052
2 suites, 1 floor. Tucked into the forest above the National Wild and Scenic Rogue River. We invite you to explore all that the Wild and Scenic Rogue River has to offer including whitewater rafting, hiking, fishing, birding, biking and more.
Tolovana Park
Tolovana Inn
3400 South Hemlock
Tolovana Park, Oregon 97145
800.333.8890
503.436.2211
Located just south of downtown Cannon Beach. 96 rooms, 3 floors.
Portland
University Place Hotel
310 Southwest Lincoln Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
866.845.4647
503.221.0140
235 rooms, 3 floors. Owned by Portland State University and just 5 blocks from its campus.
Welches
The Resort at the Mountain
68010 East Fairway Avenue
Welches, Oregon 97067
800.669.ROOM (7666)
503.622.3101
160 rooms, 2 floors. A premier Oregon resort located in the western Highlands of Mt. Hood just an hour east of Portland, where you can enjoy golf, tennis, skiing, croquet, lawn bowling and swimming.
Yachats
Ocean Haven
94770 Highway 101
Yachats, Oregon 97498
541.547.3583
5 rooms, 2 floors. Nature friendly lodging on the beautiful Oregon coast.
Overleaf Lodge
P. O. Box 291
Yachats, Oregon 97498
800.338.0507
541.541.4880
39 rooms, 3 floors
p.o. box 1771 | hillsboro oregon 97123
503.681.2527