[Foundation-l] WMF-projects: Carbon neutral/low/aware website?

Sun Jul 8 12:43:11 UTC 2007

{{OFF-TOPIC}}

Instead of discussing whether the greenhouse effect is really based on
CO2-emissions, what renewable resources are, what the latest
developments are for nuclear plants, I think we should consider the
following questions:

* What are the benefits for the Wikimedia Foundation?
** Good Feeling
** Good Publicity

* What are the disadvantages for the Wikimedia Foundation?
* It costs money
* It might damage the neutrality of the projects if announced publicly
* Possibly problems with the tax status (might have to be checked)

If anybody has to add possible advantages or disadvantages, please do
so. I capture the future for our children etc under "Good Feeling",
please read that in the broadest sense of the word. (we are talking
about an organization here, so it might be about feelings of it's
board, staff, volunteers etc)

Thanks for the move to on-topic.

BR, Lodewijk

2007/7/7, Peter Halasz <email op pengo.org>:
> If people are still interested in looking into providers of carbon
> offsets, "Clean Air-Cool Planet" has evaluated 30 offset providers.
> (CA-CP is a science-based, non-partisan, 501(c)3 non-profit). Looks
> like a good starting point.
>
> http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/ConsumersGuidetoCarbonOffsets.pdf (1 MB)
>
> Peter Halasz
> [[User:Pengo]]
>
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