Quark Expeditions offsets polar trips via carbon exchanges

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Travelers to Antarctica can now feel better about their trip as Quark decides to offset their journeys through credit systems.

Quark Expeditions announces another addition to the company’s long list of polar “firsts.” Quark will offset the emissions of the Ocean Diamond, the company’s newest ship, thereby offering the

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