John Edwards weighs in on the global warming debate by declaring that his 28,000 square foot home is "carbon neutral" meaning that he can use all the energy he damn well pleases as long as he subsidizes a wind mill farm in SW Oklahoma.
These carbon offsets to me are like beating your wife with a board. It's OK as long as you buy you neighbor a belt to beat his.
Just out of curiosity. Does anyone find it laughable that the party that's always looking out for little guys has a billionaire candidate with a 28,000 square foot house (Edwards), a candidate who lives in the exclusive NY suburb (Clinton), a former candidate married to a billionaire (Kerry-Heinz), and another former candidate with four plus homes (Gore)?
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Agreed. I attended an expo on sustainable living recently and one company had a Porsche Cayenne on display with a sign saying "This vehicle has zero emissions." Carbon offset was their solution to people insisting that they need a vehicle annual greenhouse gas emissions of 12.3 tons.
Same goes for airlines selling carbon offsets with their tickets.
Artificial peace of mind.
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