If the phrase, "leave only footprints" was popularized today, it would be "leave only carbon-neutral footprints." And while the green groups have been pushing people to neutralize their carbon emissions by buying carbon offsets to help battle global warming, the movement hasn't really taken hold in the outdoor conservation community. Until now.
Last weekend, the Florida Wildlife Federation hosted the world's first carbon-neutral fishing tournament in Miami.
It seems impossible to escape the Global Warming debate no matter who you are and where you live. And now, Canadian Inuits are getting in the fight. The past few weeks, the United States government and environmental groups have been debating over the issue of protecting polar bears because of their dwindling habitat. Worried that they would lose the money of American hunters coming to Canada to pursue polar bears, the Inuits denounced the environmentalists for pushing hard to get the polar bear protected.
Rick Meyer New Liberty, Iowa As a full-time farmer, Rick Meyer has grown up with an appreciation for nature and wildlife and an even greater appreciation for conservation. Since most of Iowa is fence-to-fence farmland, Meyer dedicated 120 acres in rural Scott County to providing wildlife with a place to call its own.