The issue of carbon offsets is a contentious one: Some people panning them as doing little good or being distracting from
the true environmental consequences of our lifestyle choices; other people praise them for providing a method to make a positive difference in the fight against global warming.
Questions about sunscreen's
true effectiveness and the
environmental consequences of lathering our bodies in chemicals and then jumping in the ocean, lake, or river have forced us to pause and rethink our sun protection strategy.