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Offsets should be looked at closely
I personally have made major strides in this area. But, I am afraid that offsets and the middlemen that they produce are not an efficient system for reductions. Positive reinforcement (saving money) is better then negative reinforcement (taxes and the lawyers and middlemen getting the money). All offsets will do is raise costs for families some of which can not efford the impacts the energy costs are adding to thier lives already.
See the info I have collected.
http://baranoff.typepad.com/cheaper_electric/2007/05/my_v ...
http://baranoff.typepad.com/cheaper_electric/2007/07/mit- ...
Aaron Baranoff
http://baranoff.typepad.com/cheaper_electric/Aaron Help the enviroment while helping the country and yourself in a incremental but common sense way.
On Many offset critics appear to be shadowboxing posted 2 years, 4 months ago 76 Responseseco-commonsense
I propose a new one - eco-commonsense.
Envomentalism in a way that the polticians on either side of the polical spectrum are involved.
One where the remove rules that prevent energy indepenence and true encourage it with the enviroment in mind.
Like letting me and anyone else who want to improve thier energy effiency in an enviromentally sound way do without goverment or homeowner interference.
See these two items...
http://baranoff.typepad.com/cheaper_electric/2007/06/will ...
http://baranoff.typepad.com/cheaper_electric/2007/05/comm ...
On An eco-lexical eco-spasm for the modern eco-age posted 2 years, 5 months ago 12 Responses