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SUMMARY: SPRiNG | To Offset or Not to Offset? A Critical Look at Carbon Strategy 
LOCATION:Network Orange
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/64958
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Featured experts:=20

Peter Johnson=20
President, Carbonzero
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Katie Altoft
VP Advisory Services, Carbonzero=20
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From the intelligent and practical to the ridiculous and paranoid, there ar=
e several arguments for and against a company or individual to purchase car=
bon offsets. A few examples:

- You shouldn=E2=80=99t purchase offsets when you could be reinvesting that=
 money back into energy saving initiatives. Own your carbon footprint!
- Becoming carbon neutral by purchasing offsets demonstrates a commitment t=
o the environment, plain and simple.
- Is a tonne here any different than a tonne there? One must consider the c=
ost comparison of purchasing offsets versus reinvesting internally.
- It=E2=80=99s all a big conspiracy by Al Gore and his left-wing environmen=
talist thugs.
- For this month=E2=80=99s SPRiNG event, two representatives from one of Ca=
nada=E2=80=99s leading carbon offset companies =E2=80=93 Carbonzero =E2=80=
=93 will briefly present the arguments for and against offsetting that they=
 encounter on a day-to-day basis. Participants will then be encouraged to w=
eigh in and offer their point of view on the subject and challenge or agree=
 with what was presented.

Across the industry, sustainability professionals appear to stand on either=
 side of this issue. While this dialogue will certainly not resolve that co=
nflict, it should provide participants with a better understanding of the o=
pposing points of view. Come join in a valuable learning exercise on this c=
ontentious issue.

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Where:=20
Network Orange, ING DIRECT Downtown Caf=C3=A9=20
221 Yonge Street (Yonge & Shuter), Toronto, ON, Canada=20
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When:=20
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012=20
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RSVP:=20
You must RSVP to attend. Please visit the SPRiNG Dialogues website (http://=
www.springdialogues.com/) for more information on how to register, or conta=
ct James Watson (information below).
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What is SPRiNG?=20
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SPRiNG=E2=80=99s (Sustainability Professionals Resource & Networking Group)=
 purpose is to provide an informal yet intelligent, respectful and no nonse=
nse venue for professionals to share their knowledge, tools, resources and =
connections with their peers in sustainability.=20
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Its intended audience are those individuals working toward greater operatio=
nal sustainability and environmental stewardship within their respective en=
terprise, be it corporation, not-for-profit or government agency.=20
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Said individuals understand the realities of =E2=80=9Cdoing business=E2=80=
=9D =E2=80=93 that they face many obstacles and that they must tailor their=
 sustainability efforts accordingly. They are intelligent, pragmatic and wi=
sh to participate in a forum wherein they may share their knowledge, tools,=
 resources and connections with their professional peers. 
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