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Portland [Maine] startup that became global leader in capturing carbon shuts down, lays off all staff
Portland Press Herald ^ | June 15, 2024 | Kelley Bouchard, Staff Writer

Posted on 06/15/2024 8:02:03 AM PDT by Steven Scharf

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Vaporware. They were selling air to people and are surprised there was no market.

I live here in Portland, but apparently travel in the wrong circles as I have never heard of this company.

The City of Portland was one of their landlords so we are on the hook for lost rent (which I assume the city will just forgive and forget).

It is the government's fault: Odlin said a lack of support and investment from the U.S. government kept Running Tide from growing

1 posted on 06/15/2024 8:02:03 AM PDT by Steven Scharf
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“Capturing carbon”

Good God these people are insane.


2 posted on 06/15/2024 8:06:24 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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"... it’s going to take a ton of government leadership to get us there.”

In other words, GOVERNMENT MONEY, regulation and mandates to use the product.

3 posted on 06/15/2024 8:06:30 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (The Government that got us in this mess is not the Government that can get us out of it.)
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Capturing carbon on a carbon based planet is an impossible job you’ll never make a dent in it ,LOL


4 posted on 06/15/2024 8:07:02 AM PDT by butlerweave
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How in the world did it sell carbon credits? What is a carbon credit?


5 posted on 06/15/2024 8:07:54 AM PDT by yldstrk ( )
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To: Steven Scharf

We have arrived in the US where we manufacture nothing but scams to designed to get government or other people’s money albeit they are one and the same.


6 posted on 06/15/2024 8:09:12 AM PDT by Mouton (A 150MT hit may not solve our problems now but is a good start. )
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If governments want to eliminate “carbon” they need to announce they are going to start selling carbon and providing it, for free, to “underserved communities.”


7 posted on 06/15/2024 8:13:00 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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https://carboncredits.com/tesla-hits-record-high-sales-from-carbon-credits-at-1-79b/


8 posted on 06/15/2024 8:14:40 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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You mean to tell me that selling b.s. ISN’T a successful business model?! I guess we need more government mandates and “incentives”!


9 posted on 06/15/2024 8:15:33 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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because it could no longer sell enough carbon credits to survive, its CEO said.


The market place eventually works. The $50 million invested was OPM (other peoples money)

easy money leads to foolish decisions. We are about to enter tough times. decisions will get better.

TOUGH TIMES IS THE CURE.


10 posted on 06/15/2024 8:15:43 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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all they sold was fake guilt relief to people who are self-loathers who think that people are a virus that is ruining the world- many gullible people fell for the sham- always feeling guilty about being alive and enjoying life-

I’m gonna start selling ‘glance insurance’ that will protect people from other people’s glances towards them- I’ll call the company “Sir Glance-a-lot”


11 posted on 06/15/2024 8:16:09 AM PDT by Bob434
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Trees 1
company Running Tide 0


12 posted on 06/15/2024 8:17:36 AM PDT by DannyTN
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“...carbon credits...”

It’s like creating a small paper coupon, then selling it for $100 to a dumb democrat sucker who will be told they can redeem it for a $5 sandwich at a carbon grocery store.

John Kerry would call this scheme a great way to create jobs and revenue. /spit


13 posted on 06/15/2024 8:20:01 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/blogs/energy-transition/061021-voluntary-carbon-markets-pricing-participants-trading-corsia-credits

2021 will probably be remembered as the year when carbon finance emerged as a talking point among a wide range of industries.

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The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets, sponsored by the Institute of International Finance with support from McKinsey, estimates that the market for carbon credits could be worth upward of $50 billion as soon as 2030.


Live fast, die young. Another failed leftist model. Any here invest their money in carbon credits?


14 posted on 06/15/2024 8:21:56 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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Some people go to prison for scams like this. But people like Al Gore are free to run these scams.


15 posted on 06/15/2024 8:22:56 AM PDT by caver ( )
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The scam has ran it’s course. Ran out of suckers.


16 posted on 06/15/2024 8:23:49 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in 5.)
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Any here invest their money in carbon credits?

I planted a couple of trees last year. Does that count?

17 posted on 06/15/2024 8:26:54 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I was drowning in self pity until I bathed in the refreshing Lake of Respect.)
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Any project based on a false premise *should* fail.
The sooner the better.
The problem is, Leftists never learn.

18 posted on 06/15/2024 8:28:48 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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“I planted a couple of trees last year. Does that count?”

Considering the carbon footprint it would take to get those little balls of wood waste on the ocean floor you probably did better than they did with your 2 trees.


19 posted on 06/15/2024 8:30:53 AM PDT by nomorelurker
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Any here invest their money in carbon credits?
I planted a couple of trees last year. Does that count?


I guess the question is why you planted those trees.

I did to, thinking about the shade I will enjoy in the future.

Reminds me of an old bachelor when I was growing up, Rich Sweppe, planting walnuts at age 85.


20 posted on 06/15/2024 8:31:44 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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