Carbon credits?

[Yeagermeister]

I keep hearing about these so called carbon credits that Al Gore is pushing, btw he's also the CEO of one of the companies that sell them. What the heck are these things? It sounds like the newest pet rock too me.

[AtlCB]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

I keep hearing about these so called carbon credits that Al Gore is pushing, btw he's also the CEO of one of the companies that sell them. What the heck are these things? It sounds like the newest pet rock too me.

Basically, you can buy these carbon credits from a company to pay for all of the carbon that you produce by driving your car, burning natural gas at home, or using electricity. The company takes part of the money it receives from you and pays people to plant trees or pays companies who use less electricity than their quota or pays companies to add some technology that will make them more efficient or pollute less.

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by AtlCB

Basically, you can buy these carbon credits from a company to pay for all of the carbon that you produce by driving your car, burning natural gas at home, or using electricity. The company takes part of the money it receives from you and pays people to plant trees or pays companies who use less electricity than their quota or pays companies to add some technology that will make them more efficient or pollute less.

Yeah like I though.....a new pet rock

Thanks

[Danny White]

I have "infidelity" credits where I pay some guy to be faithful to his wife and then I'm allowed to screw around.

[BrAinPaiNt]

I think the whole thing is a money issue.

You want to be responsible...how about going out one weekend and helping a group plant some trees somewhere.

How about signing up for adopt a highway and helping clean up some litter.

If you are building a business or home, think about doing it with some materials that are environmental friendly.

Think about helping the recycling effort by separating your garbage and taking plastics, papers or aluminum to recycling centers.

Buy recyclable or environmental friendly products.

Donate money or time to good, what YOU consider good, environmental causes.

How about doing things of that nature.

But that is just my take...Just don't trust that whole carbon credit thing where you go to someone else and never know what is done afterwards.

[sacase]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

I keep hearing about these so called carbon credits that Al Gore is pushing, btw he's also the CEO of one of the companies that sell them. What the heck are these things? It sounds like the newest pet rock too me.

Just one of the reasons why Global Warming so such a big issue. There is money in it. In other words, SCAM.

[Rackat]

I have *friend* that wants to by moral turpitude credits to offset his topless bar visits. I'm thinking of setting up a company. Anyone want to invest?

[sacase]

Originally Posted by Danny White

I have "infidelity" credits where I pay some guy to be faithful to his wife and then I'm allowed to screw around.

Can I get some of those? I would be a big investor....LOL

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by sacase

Just one of the reasons why Global Warming so such a big issue. There is money in it. In other words, SCAM.

If celebs are the ones that are for it that usually tells me it's crap.

They live in a make believe world and wouldn't know what the real world is....and I don't mean the tv show.

[AtlCB]

Gentlemen,

I would like to bring to your attention the problem of lust. Lust is a sin, and I know many of you watched the Obama girls vs. Giuliani girls video. I have started a business selling lust credits. For a mere $100, you can watch the video up to twenty-five times and be covered. You can lust after the women all you want for the first twenty-five viewings!!!! This deal is a substantial savings over the $7.50 lust cost per individual viewing. I paid $100 and my conscience is now clear, and I can still watch the video another eight times.

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by AtlCB

Gentlemen,

I would like to bring to your attention the problem of lust. Lust is a sin, and I know many of you watched the Obama girls vs. Giuliani girls video. I have started a business selling lust credits. For a mere $100, you can watch the video up to twenty-five times and be covered. You can lust after the women all you want for the first twenty-five viewings!!!! This deal is a substantial savings over the $7.50 lust cost per individual viewing. I paid $100 and my conscience is now clear, and I can still watch the video another eight times.

Thank you Bill Clinton

[Sasquatch]

I believe it's about trying to use market mechanisms--the exchange of carbon credits--to induce companies to find profitable ways to reduce their emissions instead of the old-fashioned heavy handed government interventionism. Companies that improve their efficiencies are rewarded because they will have quantities of "credits" that they don't need for themselves that they can sell to others.

[bbgun]

Basically, its a way for the super-rich ecomaniacs to continue flying in their private jets, riding in their gas-guzzling limousines, and heating their five mansions without having to scale back on energy usage or their pampered lifestyles. That way, the fatcats can continue to live high on the hog while preaching at the rest of us. How? By supposedly planting a tree halfway across the world. Naturally, it's a complete and total fraud:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/consume...in_page_id=511

http://www.jayreding.com/archives/20...-21st-century/

In the words of Instapundit: "I'll start acting as if it's a crisis when the people who are telling me it's a crisis start acting as if it's a crisis."

[Seven]

Originally Posted by bbgun

Basically, its a way for the super-rich ecomaniacs to continue flying in their private jets, riding in their gas-guzzling limousines, and heating their five mansions without having to scale back on energy usage or their pampered lifestyles. That way, the fatcats can continue to live high on the hog while preaching at the rest of us. How? By supposedly planting a tree halfway across the world. Naturally, it's a complete and total fraud:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/consume...in_page_id=511

http://www.jayreding.com/archives/20...-21st-century/

In the words of Instapundit: "I'll start acting as if it's a crisis when the people who are telling me it's a crisis start acting as if it's a crisis."

Preach it brother bb. Somebody give me an "Amen Brother!"

[Crown Royal]

Soooo....a modern day way of buying Indulgences?