I was reading an old issue of The Onion and came across this article which simply had to be reprinted here. Sometimes we just have to laugh along to the carbon footprint jokes – they’re often more truthful than we care to admit. And by that, I refer to the new coal-power drinking straw factory.

Carbon Footprint Reduction Services

There are numerous services that allow you to pay into a fund offset your carbon footprint. But how does it actually work?

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Carbon Footprint Reduction Services