Carbon Offsets and Carbon Credits

In the end though, it is a good thing. Although I do still feel there is a danger though that this method of "buying your way out of jail" can breed a lackadaisical way of thinking. "Oh i did bad, i'd better pay some money." It's kind of like when people eat badly, they work out more trying to undo the damage, mostly out of guilt. Guilt can be good I suppose in getting what you want. But, in the same vein it is true, that the lemmings need a leader, and offsets can be that leader that will hopefully steer them away from the cliff. update: Coincidentally someone far more knowledgeable in the "Green" ways of thinking at Treehugger chimed in on the same exact subject about 2 hours after me. much more eloquent than I. Good read, and good points. I agree!