New Oxford American Dictionary announces Word of the Year: "Carbon Neutral"

[AlGore-08.com]

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-13-2006/0004472362&EDATE=

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- What do Al Gore, Rupert Murdoch, and
the Rolling Stones have in common? They are all advocates of being "carbon
neutral," the New Oxford American Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2006.

Being carbon neutral involves calculating your total climate-damaging
carbon emissions (your "carbon footprint"), reducing them where possible,
and then balancing your remaining emissions, often by purchasing a carbon
offset: paying to plant new trees or investing in "green" technologies such
as solar and wind power.

The rise of carbon neutral reflects the growing importance of the green
movement in the United States. It's more than a trend, it's a movement,
which is why the editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary have
declared carbon neutral the word of the year for 2006. It will be added to
the next update of the dictionary, due in early 2007.

Runners-up for the 2006 Word of the Year include:

(snip)

Islamofascism: a controversial term equating some modern Islamic
movements with the European fascist movements of the early twentieth
century.

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[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. I have never heard of the term before!

But I didn't see the Gore movie yet.

Sounds like a great concept. I guess there are like charts? We have an SUV but we plant about a thousand trees a year on our farm. Wonder if I'm neutral yet??

[AlGore-08.com]

2. Here's a link to the carbon calculator to find out

If you're carbon neutral yet:

http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/carboncalculator/

[TallahasseeGrannie]

3. Nope, not neutral yet

but there was no place to tell them we plant trees.

Now, about sending these guys money each month...what do you think about that? Is this a trustworthy group, or a moneymaker exploiting our guilt.