Carbon Credits
Having lived in North Dakota I watched the carbon credit hype turn into a real money maker for farmers. Finally a way to make money without selling a real product. Farmers are going to plant regardless but now they can make the left feel good by selling them a non-product. Where is the real change in behavior. Land is finate and the same people who are purchasing these credits would be really upset if the farmer planted any more land. So regardless of how much they like the pulic educated public to believe they really are making a differance the truth is they are doing nothing but paying to make themselves feel better. Purchasing carbon credits does nothing to help the enviroment. In fact it may be hurting the enviroment. The more corn that is planted the more fuel used to move the tractors, the more oil products used for fertilizer, the more polution in the atmosphere from the machinery. Hey maybe the farmer naads to buy his own carbon credits.
