Deeper Shades of Green

National Geographic ranked the consumers of several nations of the world with their “Consumer Greendex” and not surprisingly enough the United States was ranked dead last with a 45 out of 100. Leading the pack were the consumers of Brazil and India with a rank of 60. It may be hard to imagine people in Brazil and India purchasing enough carbon offsets or offsetting their carbon footprint for most of their plane trips, but here are a few things that they are doing to help maintain a leading score in the eyes of consumption impact.