GRAPHIC: How Offsets Work

In November, the U.S. House of Representatives paid $89,000 to buy so-called carbon offsets through the Chicago Climate Exchange. These offsets were supposed to signify that the greenhouse gas emissions of all House office buildings, plus half of the U.S. Capitol, had been balanced out by projects that cut back on an equal amount of emissions. Here's how offsets work:

GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 28, 2008

This Story Value of U.S. House's Carbon Offsets Is Murky Article \| The House of Representatives has presumably learned that money cannot buy love or happiness. Now, it turns out it's not a sure solution to climate guilt, either. GRAPHIC: How Offsets Work		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 28, 2008 ¬es=In November, the U.S. House of Representatives paid $89,000 to buy so-called carbon offsets through the Chicago Climate Exchange. These offsets were supposed to signify that the greenhouse gas emissions of all House office buildings, plus half of the U.S. Capitol, had been balanced out by projects that cut back on an equal amount of emissions. Here's how offsets work:" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - January 28, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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