Go Green in a Snap

Date: October 3, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Tech, Travel & Leisure

Digital cameras have not only made it easier to dispose of the evidence of bad hair days (and those bathing suit shots taken at unfortunate angles), but by creating the ability to capture memories without wasting paper and resources, digital shots have taken photography to a greener plane.

In case you missed it, now Nikon has taken the concept of eco-friendly photography a step further with the special-edition release of its 9-megapixel Coolpix S52 ultracompact camera. A couple of us at ecofabulous have this sleek coolpix and love it. Sold exclusively at Ritz Camera, the “Eco-Green” S52 has all of the features of the camera - 9-megapixel resolution and lead- and arsenic-free opital glass – but it also has a cool green finish, and a cooler environmental contribution.

With the purchase of each camera, Ritz will buy a 1.91-ton carbon offset from Carbonfund.org. Carbon offsets are activities, such as reforestation, that reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated amount, in order to counterbalance the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere through fossil fuel use. Carbonfund.org estimates that 1.91 tons are equal to the average American’s monthly carbon “footprint,” the amount of carbon dioxide generated through energy consumption.

So snap away, bad hair days be damned!

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