[NewMusic] More anti-carbon floop-print poopoganda

[Matthew Goodheart]

On May 8, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Damon Smith wrote:

> The bulk of the change has to come from big industries and even
> governments. Most small changes we personally can make are only about
> making ourselves feel smug or worse: buying into one of the many
> scams to make a buck with the the words "green"  or "eco" in front of
> it.


This makes sense in general, but there are a few personal changes  
that, when understood in their proper place, are not so bad. I read up  
a bit on the "terrapass" phenominon- the carbon offsets one can buy  
for their cars. It was a pretty detailed article by some climate  
scientists (which as far as I could tell were not paid by any  
industry), who analyzed the whole thing and ultimately concluded that  
if you buy one from a group that produces  electricity (solar/wind)  
and then sells it back to the grid, it's not a bad stop-gap measure  
while we press for more concrete systemic measures. That is,  
understanding that it wouldn't work if every car in America suddenly  
started to do it, that it's NOT a solution, and that companies which  
sell "tree planting" as a carbon offset are bogus.

I haven't looked into it lately, maybe others have seen stuff that say  
it's all completely bogus?

mg

Matthew Goodheart
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