This is a stewardship.
1. This website is powered by 130% renewable energy.
2. Jared offsets all carbon emissions from speaking travel.
3. A Year of Living Prayerfully is printed on paper from certified-sustainable sources.
Readers can further offset their book purchases by planting…
…fruit trees in Africa.
…a rainforest in Guatemala.
…flood-halting trees in Asia.
…tree farms in the Caribbean.
…a chocolate forest in Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua or Panama.
In an effort to further reduce his carbon footprint, Jared…
- does not own a microwave, television, or cell phone
- blogs on this website from a refurbished computer
- does not drink coffee or bottled water
- lives in a 248-square-foot trailer for six months each year
- offsets all carbon emissions from heating and electricity usage
- shares an efficient (35 mpg) pre-owned vehicle with his wife
- offsets all carbon emissions from personal driving
- purchases approximately 75% of his wardrobe from used or organic sources
- is a vegetarian
While far from perfect, Jared is carbon neutral and is working towards a fully ethical and redemptive life. Creation care is a value that matters greatly to Jared because he affirms his role as a steward of God’s gift of planet earth.
Interested readers who want to calculate and offset their emissions are encouraged to visit…
What is a carbon offset?
Directory of Gold Standard Offsetters