Why has Exquisite Safaris Philanthropic Travel partnered with Black Rock Solar?
Black Rock Solar is a non-profit with a simple goal: take on climate change, and speed the adoption curve of renewable energy by building low or no cost solar power in unlikely places. Green Travel Update October 2009: US Travel Industry & Carbon Offsetting: A Dangerous Distraction We believe if we’re going to solve the climate crisis, everyone has to be part of the solution, which is why they are installing renewable energy at schools, hospitals, and other public buildings in places that would otherwise never be able to afford it. Black Rock Solar allows the schools and medical clinics keep all the money they save to support their communities as they see fit. Why Black Rock Solar vs. buying carbon offsets? Carbon offsets may become an important contribution to the fight against global climate change. However, the carbon offset marketplace is still developing -slowed down by a lack of transparent standards. “It’s hard to understand how donating $20 to a carbon offset firm using their ‘
