Paying off our global warming sins
Salon
by Katharine Mieszkowski
05/26/06
Is going carbon neutral the right path to reducing greenhouse gases? The early reviews by energy experts are mixed. On the positive side, buying offsets goes beyond fretful hand-wringing about government inaction and fist-shaking at polluting industry. Calculating personal greenhouse gas emissions makes people more aware of the ways their own daily activities contribute to the problem. Buying an offset allows them to take an immediate, concrete step to do something about it, which goes beyond writing a check to an environmental group or sending an email to a Congressman. On the negative side, the best way to fight emissions is to prevent them in the first place, not offset them after they've occurred... [subscription or ad view required]
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/26/offsets/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Katharine Mieszkowski
05/26/06
Is going carbon neutral the right path to reducing greenhouse gases? The early reviews by energy experts are mixed. On the positive side, buying offsets goes beyond fretful hand-wringing about government inaction and fist-shaking at polluting industry. Calculating personal greenhouse gas emissions makes people more aware of the ways their own daily activities contribute to the problem. Buying an offset allows them to take an immediate, concrete step to do something about it, which goes beyond writing a check to an environmental group or sending an email to a Congressman. On the negative side, the best way to fight emissions is to prevent them in the first place, not offset them after they've occurred... [subscription or ad view required]
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/26/offsets/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 26. Mai, 17:52
