CarAdvice ‘Green Project’ underway

30 Jun, 2008 8 Comments

We at CarAdvice often feel morally obliged to be more environmentally aware, especially given the nature of our subject matter is a big contributor to green house gas emissions.

Sure, we’ve got a paperless office, we minimalise and offset our power consumption, and have staff spread over four capital cities to reduce flying hours on Press Launches.

But in a bid to be even more socially responsible, we decided sometime back to undertake a program whereby CarAdvice plants a tree for every car road tested.

‘Green Project’ consists of a modest plantation which is now firmly established, and in keeping with our theme, consists solely of Australian natives indigenous to the area and is set in an area where it is hoped to have a fighting chance in reducing soil erosion.

With more working bees planned, we’ll be sure to keep you posted shovel in hand on the progress of our undertaking as time goes by. It is hoped that as we grow, so too will this small legacy, our own little gesture of environmental good will.

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8 Responses to “CarAdvice ‘Green Project’ underway”

stevenc Says:
June 30th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Good for you guys. I must admit that this is one of the best car sites I have found on the internet. Theres a new story pretty much every day, and the people that run the site answer peoples posts. Very good. The green initiative pretty much seals the deal. Well done Caradvice.com, please keep us informed re- this.
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No Name Says:
June 30th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
**** PRIMO FRUGLO ****

How about adding a nice bench seat to watch the trees grow for Frugal One. Ha Ha

Seriously – Well done CA. Its a small gesture but one all the same.
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Casey Says:
June 30th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Well done guys, good to see someone making an effort.
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Cameron Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 9:51 am
Thanks for your efforts, what we do today we will have to live with tomorrow. If everybody did something to improve the environment, however small, the collective effort would be fantastic. I hope its something others are encouraged to do by seeing your initiative.

Cheers!
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Mat Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Great work guys… can only reiterate the sentiment of the others.. oh and if others are interested in achieving something similar for there own vehicles have a look at Greenfleet.com.au
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VW_Freak Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Well done CA. Just watch out for the ACCC with their big crackdown on so-called carbon offsets…
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MatthewM Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Oh god, you’ve fallen for the madness too. Global warming is a crock of s**t, don’t fall for it.
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Mat Says:
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:47 am
Even if you think global warming is a crock..(personally I dont think it is, but your choice) planting trees is never a bad thing for all the other reasons listed in the article if you actually read it… like soil erosion, salinity, animal habitat etc etc….
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