The Joe Biden School of Giving

In keeping with the Joe Biden tradition of non giving, the DNC carbon offset program set up during their convention netted all of $18.34.

The program, set up by the DNC Host Committee through the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau and rolled out about a week before the convention started, raised a total of $18.34 worth of Canary Tags, offsetting 0.9 tons of carbon emissions.

The offsets were aimed at DNC-goers other than the official delegates, who had a separate carbon offset program through Vermont-based Native Energy. That program, set up in January through the Democratic National Convention Committee, was utilized by 65 percent of the DNC’s 4,440 delegates.

Carbon-offsetting programs estimate the amount of CO2 generated through the burning of fossil fuels associated with transportation, lodging and other travel-related activities. For rates between $10 and $20 per ton of CO2, users purchase the offsets and the money goes to pay for renewable energy projects or other programs that reduce carbon emissions.

I guess they didn't count other items in the collection plate, lint, a bottle opener, an ATM receipt, and a business card for "The Bunny House" Strip Clip.

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