carbon offsets...
I wasn't sure where to put this, but it seems mostly political. My local power company started selling carbon offsets, $4 each...
Basically, you can look up how much your carbon footprint is, then buy offsets to make yourself neutral. Now, the jaded part of me looks at this like the catholic church selling indulgences. I mean, i'm all for a power company planting trees and doing things that are green for the environment, but this sounds like they are just making it 'ok' for people to be irresponsible. Instead of lowering the carbon you produce, they are saying it's ok just as long as you buy their offsets...
There are also a few articles on msn, etc, about how companies are now trading carbon offsets as commodities...
and i'm starting to see how this can be the next crisis in a few years...i don't know why, it just seems gimmicky and, well, like i said, selling indulgences...
Any thoughts on this?
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