Earth Day Founder: Carbon offsets are like buying indulgences
Several conservatives have said as much, but this is pretty cool to see Earth Day founder Denis Hayes say so on page A1 of the San Francisco Chronicle:
Denis Hayes, who coordinated the first Earth Day in 1970, doesn't see harm in individuals buying carbon credits. But it could be like trying to absolve sins by buying indulgences, he said.More surprising frankness at the link."I find it slightly offensive that somebody who literally goes on two safaris a year, drives a Rolls-Royce, has at least three houses, and offsets his carbon emissions for $85 can brag about it," he said. "It's doing some good, but it doesn't in any way compensate for his impact on global warming."