Hi, Ed. Thanks for the thought-provoking post. I'm wondering if you would be willing to post a new entry in response this (from an entry found on Wikipedia) about carbon offsets: = = = = Some activists disagree with the principle of carbon offsets, likening them to papal indulgences, a way for the guilty to pay for absolution rather than changing their behavior. For example, George Monbiot, an English environmentalist and writer, says that carbon offsets are an excuse for business as usual with regards to pollution. Proponents hold that the indulgence analogy is flawed because they claim carbon offsets actually reduce carbon emissions, changing the business as usual, and therefore address the root cause of climate change. Proponents of offsets claim that that third-party certified carbon offsets are leading to increased investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane biodigesters and reforestation and avoided deforestation projects, the intended goal of carbon offsets. = = = = I am forming an opinion now about carbon offsets and I'd be interested in your thoughts on the "Indulgence controversy" side of the equation. Thanks, Mikal

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