Comments on: New Site Lets You Buy Credits To INCREASE Your CO2 Ouput. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/05/19/new-site-lets-you-buy-credits-to-increase-your-co2-ouput/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:16:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/05/19/new-site-lets-you-buy-credits-to-increase-your-co2-ouput/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 david Sun, 20 May 2007 16:30:03 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/05/19/new-site-lets-you-buy-credits-to-increase-your-co2-ouput/#comment-1044 Niobrara - Do you actually think its GREAT? Because um...really? I agree that people should not feel OK with buying their pollution back, but anything helps. What about the people that buy the offsets that are not doing so because they want to own a Hummer? We own 1 car and a bike, yet I can still buy offsets. Should I not bother and instead have trees cut down in my name? And yea, Nickel, we should not be able to buy piece of mind...its not really the way past this stuff. But still, I cannot believe someone has come up with this... Niobrara – Do you actually think its GREAT? Because um…really? I agree that people should not feel OK with buying their pollution back, but anything helps. What about the people that buy the offsets that are not doing so because they want to own a Hummer? We own 1 car and a bike, yet I can still buy offsets. Should I not bother and instead have trees cut down in my name?

And yea, Nickel, we should not be able to buy piece of mind…its not really the way past this stuff. But still, I cannot believe someone has come up with this…

]]> By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/05/19/new-site-lets-you-buy-credits-to-increase-your-co2-ouput/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 fivecentnickel.com Sun, 20 May 2007 01:32:50 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/05/19/new-site-lets-you-buy-credits-to-increase-your-co2-ouput/#comment-1032 Wow... Just wow... While I agree wholeheartedly with Niobrara's views about the importance of making good choices from top to bottom rather than buying yourself some peace of mind, I still can't fathom this. Wow… Just wow… While I agree wholeheartedly with Niobrara’s views about the importance of making good choices from top to bottom rather than buying yourself some peace of mind, I still can’t fathom this.

]]> By: Niobrara http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/05/19/new-site-lets-you-buy-credits-to-increase-your-co2-ouput/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Niobrara Sat, 19 May 2007 21:40:22 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/05/19/new-site-lets-you-buy-credits-to-increase-your-co2-ouput/#comment-1026 I think it's great. Everyone knows that the carbon offset scheme is a joke (or at least should). It's a way for high polluters to feel good about their pollution. Maybe Mr. Gore needs to consider a smaller home or giving up private jets. It's a great tongue in cheek commentary on the "offset" mentality, where someone pays money to pollute. Think about it: this system allows someone in a Hummer and a large bank account to "buy" their way out of being socially responsible. How about planing trees AND ditching the Hummer, because it's the right thing to do, not so you feel like you aren't polluting. A ton of CO2 is still a ton of CO2, any way you slice it. I think it’s great. Everyone knows that the carbon offset scheme is a joke (or at least should). It’s a way for high polluters to feel good about their pollution. Maybe Mr. Gore needs to consider a smaller home or giving up private jets.

It’s a great tongue in cheek commentary on the “offset” mentality, where someone pays money to pollute. Think about it: this system allows someone in a Hummer and a large bank account to “buy” their way out of being socially responsible. How about planing trees AND ditching the Hummer, because it’s the right thing to do, not so you feel like you aren’t polluting.

A ton of CO2 is still a ton of CO2, any way you slice it.

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