Posted on 08/16/2009 1:56:22 PM PDT by SmithL
Al Gore buys them. So do the Grateful Dead, Hollywood celebrities and, increasingly, many climate-conscious executives and consumers.
For those who travel the world by air but don't want to contribute to global warming in the process, compensating with so-called carbon offsets has become a fashionable solution.
The sale of these credits for environmentally friendly activities, investments in everything from wind energy to carbon stored in forests, jumped from $97 million in 2006 to $331 million worldwide in 2007 – about a quarter of it in the United States.
But one global green leader does not offset its travel, even though its employees regularly fly around the world warning about the dangers of climate change and devising strategies to combat it. That leader is the state of California.
"As a state employee, you are put in an awkward situation," said Tony Brunello, deputy secretary of climate change and energy at the Natural Resources Agency who has traveled to Europe, South America and Indonesia.
"We are trying to push (emissions) reductions," Brunello said. "It would help us, as state workers, to have some clear direction on what you do and you don't offset."
His quandary hit home after a recent trip to Brazil for which no offsets were purchased. When The Bee asked about that, Brunello decided to buy them himself.
"Do we need a policy for how this stuff works?" asked Sandy Cooney, a spokesman for the resources agency. "Absolutely, yes – because one does not exist."
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
So, what’s the carbon tax for these forest fires?
Carbon offsets result in no carbon reducstions.
None.
It’s a money laundering exchange scam on par with the other liberal money scams,
Meanwhile some Northern Ca. moron throws a lit cigarette butt out the window and causing huge, raging forest fires.
Gotta be spewing tons of carbon into the atmosphere. Try tallying up those carbon credits. What lunacy!
Exactly - and when they are set by illegals, does their country pay the tax??
The farce of carbon indulgences.
remember whenever ppl attack America for using more energy than the rest of the world, remind them to blame New York and California
“So, what’s the carbon tax for these forest fires?”
forest fires??
85,000 Acre California Fire, still burning caused by Mexican Drug Cartels - confirmed!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317334/posts
I still think that the concept of, “Go ahead and pollute. Just pay us to do it!” is kind of wacky. Are these pinheads in the business to “save the planet” or just make money to provide “green jobs?” Smells “fishy” to me. Algore and his “celebraties” can continue purchasing “carbon credits” if it gives them warm fuzzies but don’t shove this bullsh*t down my throat.
Exactly correct.
Well, let’s see here...
First, they can travel all they want to because there is no global warming. Second, they can buy all the carbon offsets they want to, because offsets are just phony feel-good mumbo-jumbo anyhow. And finally, it doesn’t much matter what state employees do because they probably won’t have a job much longer anyhow.
That seems to about cover it!
I just can't believe the insanity of an article talking about how public employees are confused about buying offsets for their travel - got a better idea - YOU'RE FIRED. There, problem solved.
There. Fixed it.
I’ll sell them Carbon Indulgences - as many as they would like to buy.
I’m having a special on carbon credits this weekend. Two for the price of one. Hurry, they will not last. I take PayPal: make your purchase at carboncreditos@showmethemoney.com. Minimum purchase of $500 (remember, that will get you $1000 in carbon credits).
And, if you’ll order in the next hour, you can purchase your credits in your choice of colors. “Color” carbon credits is a recent enhancement, and not everyone has realized the extra value there. Green has been very popular, followed by light blue.
AlGores a bloody genius for this one.
American’s are too smart to fall for this nonsense...I thought.
They say that they are "broke" but they have the money for this nonsense? That ain't broke.
What they need is a good controller. One that knows how to budget. I suggest a middle class parent with at least three kids who has no debt except for the mortgage.
Those people know how to cut costs.
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