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 Relieve Your Carbon GuiltPosted on Jul 26, 2007
Want to fight global warming but just can’t live without air conditioning? The U.S. Forest Service has a solution. By purchasing “carbon offsets,” individuals can now make up for their environmental damage in the American way: Just put it on the card, and let someone plant a tree for you.
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By Enemy of State, July 26, 2007 at 7:58 pm Link to this comment
As long as the purchased credits actually result in the contracted amount of Carbon actually being sequestered (or not emitted in the first place) we should welcome such programs. The atmosphere only cares about the total carbon load, not how it got there. Unfortunately most of the commercial offsets are poorly audited, so it is hard to know if you are actually being carbon nuetral by buying offsets.
There are lots of offset schemes. Some plant trees, some subsidize renewable energy, some buy solar-power systems for the poor etc. The real key is credible auditing, so you can know if your money is actually doing good, and not just buying yourself a pretty green bumper-sticker.
If you want to do your own, simply buy a box of compact florescent bulbs, and give them away to poor people. That should save more CO2 per dollar than any of the commercial offsets (and you will be helping poor people).
Report thisBy DennisD, July 26, 2007 at 7:36 pm Link to this comment
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The Forest Service is going to have to take an IOU, the same one I’ll be getting for my Social Security benefits from our bankrupt government.
Report thisBy atheo, July 26, 2007 at 5:02 pm Link to this comment
The money goes for jet fuel for the USAF.
Report thisBy ardee, July 26, 2007 at 3:22 pm Link to this comment
UHHH with Bush still in office I would bet that money goes to building more roads to help the mining and logging of our natioanl forests….I am indeed a sceptic, arent you?
Report thisBy Joe, July 26, 2007 at 3:05 pm Link to this comment
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This is just like the practice in olden day of buying penance from the Church for sins that you are going to commit in the future. What a SCAM!!!!!
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