Today is the 6th anniversary of when Carbonfund.org was registered as a 501(c)(3). And, five days from now is our daughter Renee’s 6th birthday. Yes, fall 2003 was busy for the Carlsons, but it was all intertwined. Eric had long worked on energy efficiency and his interest in renewable energy as a way to solve climate change, but he saw no sign of the breakthrough necessary to really solve the problem. Seeing our beautiful Sonja born in Fall 2001 made the matter personal and urgent. What would happen to our child if global warming continued on its threatening march? Would we be able to say to her that we did what we could to stop it?
Carbonfund.org resulted from three observations:
1) Acid rain, a former environmental urgency, had been solved primarily from a cap-and-trade on SO2;
2) Individuals and businesses were already taking steps to reduce their CO2 emissions through conservation and energy efficiency and through the Chicago Climate Exchange; and
3) Dramatic legislation to solve the problem was nowhere on the horizon.
We wanted to provide individuals and businesses an affordable way to understand and neutralize their own carbon footprint.
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