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Re: Carbon Credits For Travel

John Smith — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:37:28 -0000

Maybe it can get a little complicated if used in a different way.

Re: Carbon Credits For Travel

Ian Wood — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:12:12 -0000

I'm with Shiloh. I'm sure "young Nick Hunter" won't have a problem with government restriction of people's freedom of movement, but those of us who don't live in Oceania will.

Re: Carbon Credits For Travel

Shiloh — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:44:38 -0000

Nothing like have the government "force" people to keep up with trendy agenda-driven science.

Re: Carbon Credits For Travel

otakucode — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:02:53 -0000

I don't know about buses, but trains have been shown in several studies to be more wasteful than cars. Even when the train is fully loaded with passengers and the car has only the driver on board.

I really wouldn't be surprised if buses were the same way. Opposing private cars simply because it's trendy isn't a good idea if it results in even greater carbon going into the atmosphere.

Re: Carbon Credits For Travel

Toolsmith — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:04:27 -0000

Check out http://self.org/, the Solar Electric Light Fund, which will place solar cells for illumination in places that currently burn kerosene for light. One ton of CO2 is eliminated for each $10 donation. Since each of us contributes 15 to 20 tons per year, a donation of $200 would offset an individual's entire yearly contribution of CO2 while bringing modern lighting to places it's needed. Sure, better to cut down personal emissions, but (as you say) that's sometimes hard to do.