[Lil'freeper]

They're something along the lines of this:

1) Calculate how much carbon you emit through the goods and services you consume, plane trips, etc.
2) Purchase credits proportional to how much carbon you emit.
3) The company from which you purchased the credits will go plant a tree or invest in an alternative energy plant or similar to offset your emissions.

I have no problems planting my own trees or buying stock in companies as I see fit. But I expect to see a return for it - in my yard or in my portfolio. With carbon offsets you get nothing back but a warm fuzzy.

[Lurking in Kansas]

The company from which you purchased the credits will go plant a tree or invest in an alternative energy plant or similar to offset your emissions.

So, that means every month a company is planting a forest somewhere in Tennessee because of Algore???