Q: Choosing your carbon offset provider can feel overwhelming, so start your search by looking up lists of top providers. Look at their websites to get an idea of what a legitimate provider looks like and what their projects are. Top trustworthy providers include: Carbonfund.org at https://carbonfund.org/  Sustainable Travel International at https://sustainabletravel.org/  Green Mountain Energy at https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/  Native Energy at https://nativeenergy.com/ For your carbon offset to be effective, you have to choose a provider that’s funding a real project to enact permanent change. A legitimate provider will be verified and enforced by third-party organizations as well.  Find articles and reports on the offset provider to determine if the project is legitimate. Make sure that the offset provider takes steps to make their changes permanent and lasting. If a project involves planting trees, the provider should be helping the trees reach maturity by protecting them from fires, for example. You know an offset provider is trustworthy if it’s been reviewed and certified by a nonprofit organization like Climate Action Reserve, Green-e Climate, Gold Standard, or the EPA Climate Leaders program in the U.S. Many utility companies sell carbon offsets to their customers that will help offset the carbon dioxide produced by your use of electricity in your home or office. Because these are measured and sold directly, this option may be more convenient for you. Typically, you are charged a premium on your regular utility bill that offsets the carbon dioxide produced by your average energy use for that month. "Additionality" means that the offset must provide additional protection for the environment. In other words, your contribution shouldn’t help accomplish something that would have happened anyways; it should give additional protection.  For example, if the carbon offset provider is paying farmers in the Amazon to protect trees on their property from loggers, but one logger had no intention of allowing loggers to harvest trees on his property anyway, your carbon offset hasn't done anything that wasn't already going to be done. You also have to be on the lookout for leakage. Preventing deforestation by paying farmers in the Amazon to protect trees doesn't really do anything additional to protect the environment if a logging company can simply cut down the trees next to that farmer's property. The project typically will be audited on a regular basis by the same organization that provides certification for the product or vendor. These audits are just like financial audits conducted by any company or organization. If an offset provider is a nonprofit organization, you typically also can access the organization's financial reports. Through these reports, you can learn exactly how much of the money paid for an offset is going directly to the listed projects. For-profit offset providers rarely make these reports available to consumers.
A: Look over the top carbon offset providers for trustworthy options. Look for carbon offsets that are legitimate and permanent. Buy from your utility company for a convenient option. Evaluate the "additionality" of the offset. Review the audits of the offset provider's portfolio.

Q: Typical features of this cat include short noses, small ears and a lot of fur.  If assessed from a show point of view, this cat must conform to the same standard for type, shape, size and length of fur. Patterns and colors include tabbies (possibly the brown tabby is the oldest type of Persian), smoke, lilac, white, black, etc. They tend to be quiet, undemanding cats and they're usually very gentle in nature. Common longhair Persian types include:  Chinchillas Color point (also known as Himalayan) Shaded silvers Exotic Longhair These cats tend to look nearly the same to the untrained eye, although there are different expectations between the American and British standards. While these cats have short coats, they have very thick undercoats that can easily become matted. Coat colors include white, black, blue, cream, chocolate and lilac. The patterns can be tabby, calico (tortoiseshell), calico and white, colourpoint, tipped, smoke, bi-color, etc. These cats are usually heavy, large cats when fully grown but they are quiet, gentle, affectionate, and placid by temperament. They're great with children. Some of the more common breeds include:  Manx American Shorthair British Shorthair Exotic Shorthair The Burmese cat is an attention-seeker who is usually always on-the-go. This cat needs a lot of care because they hate being left on their own. They are known for their temperament, which is both loving and vocal. They are also known for their "dog-cat" tendencies of retrieving and loyalty. This cat’s coat comes in many colors including brown (sable), blue, chocolate (champagne), lilac (platinum), red, cream, brown tortoiseshell (calico), blue tortoiseshell (calico), chocolate tortoiseshell, lilac tortoiseshell. This cat is one of the most easily recognized cats because of its unique color pointed pattern. It is highly vocal and it cannot stand to be left alone but must have companionship and be involved. Siamese cats are intelligent and very sociable but they do have a tendency to be one-person cats. They come in a number of patterns and colors. Coat colors include seal-point, blue-point, chocolate-point, lilac-point (frost-point), cream-point (cream color point shorthair), tabby-point (lynx-point), and many others, depending upon the association. These cats are like Siamese in size and shape but they have a wide variety of coat colors that don't conform to the Siamese type. Their temperament is nearly the same as Siamese and they are elegant, affectionate, playful and intelligent. They also can be loud, non-stop chatterers and can have destructive tendencies if left alone too long. This includes:  Cornish Rex Devon Rex Abyssinian American Wirehair American Curl Bengal Ocicat Burmilla Russian Blue Egyptian Mau Korat Japanese Bobtail Tonkinese Traditional Siamese Scottish Fold Sphynx Non-pedigreed cats don't conform to any of the types or standards of pedigreed cats and they come in a variety of colors and sizes. Large and small, black or white, tabby or bi-color, these cats make up most of the domestic cats in the world.  Consider purchasing a DNA test online. This can give you a breakdown of the breed inheritance of the cat. If you're trying to decide on a cat for a pet, consider a non-pedigreed. There are always plenty of them needing homes and unless you're dead set on a particular pedigree for a very good reason, give a home to an intelligent, often healthier, random bred. In general, random bred cats tend to have fewer genetic health problems.
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Identify a longhair, Persian type. Learn how to spot British and American shorthairs. Determine if a cat is Burmese. Identify a Siamese. Learn to spot Oriental shorthairs. Consider whether a cat is non-pedigreed.