# On being Carbon Neutral

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-carbon-neutral/427903>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 27, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-carbon-neutral/427903 "2007-11-27T13:45:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-carbon-neutral/427903/41 "2007-11-28T20:31:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Sarahfeena]  
I find the entire notion of carbon credits to be an indulgence-selling scam, perpetrated by people who want to make money from it, and taken advantage of by people who want to feel less guilty about the fuel they use.  
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It’s no different from any other venture in capitalism, is it?

LilShieste

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**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-carbon-neutral/427903/42 "2007-11-28T20:38:49Z")

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[QUOTE=LilShieste]  
It’s no different from any other venture in capitalism, is it?

LilShieste  
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Well, it is in the sense that people are paying for something and hoping to get their money’s worth for it.

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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-being-carbon-neutral/427903/43 "2007-11-28T20:45:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Sarahfeena]  
Well, it is in the sense that people are paying for something and hoping to get their money’s worth for it.  
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That’s part of my point, though. I paid $600 for my first car back in '96, and I was hoping to get my money’s worth out of it. Not even close. 🙂

LilShieste

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