Terrapass is your opportunity to do the right thing for your car/truck/suv/hybrid by impacting the global environment. Simply put, you purchase a "Terrapass" decal. The amount of the decal is based upon the estimated carbon footprint of your vehicle (the calculator is on the Terrpass website). Terrapass invests those funds in clean energy projects and reduces overall carbon production.
We've used Terrapass for years, and have turned many others on to the company. We can highly recommend the quality and service of the company.
There are some environmental downsides. First, this won't help your local environment, just the global. Second, your vehicle emits more than carbon dioxide. Third, you'll continue to use gasoline at the low mpg that the US allows.
But few people can go out today and by a hybrid or spend the money to convert to an EV. Terrapass gives you the opportunity to do the right thing NOW. And in the future, when you're ready to buy the hybrid, do it. I did.
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