[MovementConservative]

Carbon offsets are the biggest scam since snake-oil! What they mean to say is that they aren't about to cut back on guzzling electricity and pumping out CO2 into the environment. They are buying $$$ their way out of not having to do a damn thing!

Seems like that to me too. However, I am not sure what exactly purchasing a carbon offset means. Does that mean as long as I pay an extra "tax" I can still have a carbon foot print of zero regardless of how often I fly a private jet?

[avacado]

What is a carbon offset?
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/What_You_Can_Do/carbon_offsets.asp