Customer round-up: TerraPass does Vegas, NASCAR, and a book tour

Our customers have taken TerraPass to some pretty interesting places in their quest to balance out the global warming impact of their hobbies and careers. A recent sampling:

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas
Except for greenhouse gas emissions, that is. Clint may not soon be able to erase the stain of his friend’s bachelor party from his soul, but he was at least able to neutralize the climate change impact of his flight to Sin City.

Driving very fast in circles with TerraPass
Roger “Leadfoot” Hunt recently made good on his life’s dream of racing on every professional NASCAR track in the U.S. And he balanced the whole mad quest by purchasing carbon offsets through TerraPass.

You may reasonably be wondering whether we condone this sort of thing. And the anwer is…gardening seems like a nicer hobby, but given the unique circumstances of Roger’s, er, achievement, we’re prepared to look the other way. Also, there’s the “glass houses” thing. My big hobbies are travel and the outdoors. Do you have any idea how much fuel is burned by a plane trip to Alaska?

Bestselling author keeps his book tour cool with TerraPass
Journalist Chris Mooney is roaming the country this month flogging the paperback edition of his bestselling book. While racking up frequent flier miles, he’ll also be racking up carbon emissions, which he’s chosen to balance with TerraPass.

Chris also has a solid science blog which touches frequently on the issue of climate change, specifically examining the (generally unfortunate) intersection of science and politics.

And all the rest
We’ve sold not one but two of our extremely posh Aviator TerraPasses which, at $1,499.95, are a bargain deal for half a million pounds of carbon and a spiffy folding bicycle. And the Expedia deal continues to go gangbusters.

Good work, people. You’re making a difference.