On AlterNet: carbon offsets
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "carbon offsets"
Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com. August 11, 2008.
A striking report from the front lines of science suggests we're officially entering a period in which humanity may simply outrun history itself.
Sophie Morris, The Independent UK. April 14, 2008.
Celebrities and politicians are falling over each other to advocate plant-a-tree conservationism as a salve to global warming.
Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. November 5, 2007.
Carbon offset fees may be new, but the underlying notion goes back to the Middle Ages, when the Catholic Church sold wealthy people indulgences to offset the spiritual cost of their sins.
Glenn Hurowitz, The American Prospect. August 6, 2007.
Big business is trying to cash in on extremely dangerous projects painted green by their unscrupulous backers.
Martin Hickman, Independent UK. July 31, 2007.
Academics and environmentalists are questioning the ethics and impact of offsetting -- and suggesting that offsetting schemes have not been as effective as claimed.
Doug Henwood, The Nation. April 28, 2007.
Many big businesses are calling for action on global warming, but will their solutions be the changes we need?
Dara Colwell, AlterNet. April 11, 2007.
More and more people are using carbon offsets to rationalize consumption. But will paying extra money to have trees planted in India really negate the pollution from your flight to Europe?
David Morris, AlterNet. March 12, 2007.
These days, everyone thinks that carbon trading is the solution to our climate crisis -- from Congress members to Al Gore to the folks organizing the Oscars. Here's why they are wrong and what we can do instead.
