Re: Carbon Offsets - The Great Debate

I hope no one takes offense when I say I think Carbon Offsets are a and joke and a useful tool.

The bad joke is when anyone can just make them up out of thin air, the useful tool, is when a certified OEM installs generation equipment than generates true Class I renewable energy.

Now as far as I'm concerned, a fuel cell does not qualify, it 'burns' natural gas or reforms petroleum derived methanol, etc... I'm not talking carbon neutral either, that's Class II the only things that should qualify are solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, true ZERO EMISSION energy sources. BTW Hydrogen is not an energy source, it's like compressed air or flywheels; an energy storage system.

But anyway, in theory I'd like to be able to sell credits for future solar capacity that I'll be manufacturing, but somehow I fear that if I did, I'd be selling my systems from Danbury federal minimum security prison. Something is clearly wrong with the system!

"Wanna buy an offset?"