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Re: Carbon Offsets - The Great Debate
Carbon Offsets - The Great Debate By: Greendeavor.com (9 replies) Tue, 05/22/2007 - 15:29
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Re: Carbon Offsets - The Great Debate
Offsets that "sell" consumers a share of existing clean energy that would have been produced anyway are a joke. Offsets that use the purchaser's money to build new sources of clean energy that would not have otherwise been built are beneficial.
NativeEnergy does not sell offsets for existing green energy facilities. Green tag and offset purchases through NativeEnergy help fund construction of new wind turbines and other green projects. These green energy projects are all owned and operated by Native American tribes and small-scale farmers.
See: http://nativeenergy.com/pages/co_op_america/154.php?afc=Coop
Coop America has a helpful article on good vs. bad offsets.
See: http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/realmoney/articles/carbonoffsets.cfm