Comments on: Buying Carbon Credits http://www.marinasmusings.com/buying-carbon-credits/ My random (and often controversial) thoughts. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Marina Martin http://www.marinasmusings.com/buying-carbon-credits/#comment-50 Marina Martin Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:47:32 +0000 http://www.marinasmusings.com/buying-carbon-credits/#comment-50 I have yet to be convinced that buying a carbon credit DOES anything. It sounds like a (typical) bureaucratic nightmare where I have to somehow trust that the carbon credits I buy from my grocery delivery service are being used for something even remotely resembling an environmentally healthy project. Knock me over and paint me blue if even 5% of the carbon credit funds do anything but pad people's pockets. I am also wholly intrgued that most liberals think a truly free economic market is evil, but a carbon credit market is the key to salvation. Probably because they also think buying "fair trade" coffee is saving the world when it's really just a marketing scheme. How about instead of carbon credits I buy people some facts? Harvey Krumpet has a few to spare. I have yet to be convinced that buying a carbon credit DOES anything. It sounds like a (typical) bureaucratic nightmare where I have to somehow trust that the carbon credits I buy from my grocery delivery service are being used for something even remotely resembling an environmentally healthy project. Knock me over and paint me blue if even 5% of the carbon credit funds do anything but pad people’s pockets.

I am also wholly intrgued that most liberals think a truly free economic market is evil, but a carbon credit market is the key to salvation. Probably because they also think buying “fair trade” coffee is saving the world when it’s really just a marketing scheme.

How about instead of carbon credits I buy people some facts? Harvey Krumpet has a few to spare.

]]> By: Michael E. Gruen http://www.marinasmusings.com/buying-carbon-credits/#comment-49 Michael E. Gruen Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:22:32 +0000 http://www.marinasmusings.com/buying-carbon-credits/#comment-49 People like to feel good about themselves. And, in aggregate, it does help. In fact, there are a few companies looking to open up exchanges for carbon credits. Given the right governmental persuasion, it could be big business. But really, companies should be incorporating a carbon credit into their products and the government should reward them tax-wise for doing so. Change starts with you. Cliche, but true. People like to feel good about themselves. And, in aggregate, it does help. In fact, there are a few companies looking to open up exchanges for carbon credits. Given the right governmental persuasion, it could be big business.

But really, companies should be incorporating a carbon credit into their products and the government should reward them tax-wise for doing so.

Change starts with you. Cliche, but true.

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