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Maverick9211 Posted 19 years ago
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For £1 per notebook or £3 per desktop (€1.50 and €4.50 respectively), customers can offset the emissions associated with the electricity that their computers use.
  

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50 respectively), customers can offset the emissions associated with the electricity that their computers use. I believe this is referring to the computer company Dell's "Plant a Tree for Me" program. To offset the emissions associated with the electricity that their computers use means that to plant trees in order to balance the carbon dioxide released when electricity is generated to power the computer.

— Peaceblinkfriend

  • 50 respectively), customers can offset the emissions associated with the electricity that their computers use.
  • I believe this is referring to the computer company Dell's "Plant a Tree for Me" program.
  • To offset the emissions associated with the electricity that their computers use means that to plant trees in order to balance the carbon dioxide released when electricity is generated to power the computer.
  • The leaves of trees absorb CO2 when photosynthesis takes place.
  • CO2 is one of the main greenhouse gases that contributes to global warming which basically brings the Earth climate changes on an unprecedented scale.
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Maverick9211For £1 per notebook or £3 per desktop (€1.50 and €4.50 respectively), customers can offset the emissions associated with the electricity that their computers use.
I believe this is referring to the computer company Dell's "Plant a Tree for Me" program. To offset the emissions associated with the electricity that their computers use means that to p
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Thanks PBF. You are right, this is referring to the company dell's "Plant a Tree for Me" program.
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