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MechCow · 08-22-2007, 08:37 PM

I saw a billboard near my house which was for a new saab sports car and the words "Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeen" ... you may have seen it. The ad said they planted 17 trees when you bought this car.

I think carbon credits are in themselves a good idea, especially for large companies. The problem is that people attribute to much to their value and there is a tendency to say I'm/this company is carbon-neutral so therefore climate change is now reversed. People are desperate to escape that feeling of impending doom and guilt so they will latch on to anything that seems like a solution to that.

08-22-2007, 08:37 PM	#38 (permalink)
MechCow Upright Location: LSD	I saw a billboard near my house which was for a new saab sports car and the words "Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeen" ... you may have seen it. The ad said they planted 17 trees when you bought this car. I think carbon credits are in themselves a good idea, especially for large companies. The problem is that people attribute to much to their value and there is a tendency to say I'm/this company is carbon-neutral so therefore climate change is now reversed. People are desperate to escape that feeling of impending doom and guilt so they will latch on to anything that seems like a solution to that.