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August 29, 2007

Video: Carbon Offsets - What are They and How Do They Work?

By now you have probably heard about carbon offsets. But what exactly are carbon offsets? As this video explains, carbon offsets are projects that reduce or prevent the accumulation of global warming gases in the atmosphere to make up for the gases that you inadvertently put there. This video explains how they work, how they are abused and points out that all carbon offsets are not created equal. But let's not overlook the fact that the best solution is to not to put the global warming gases in the atmosphere in the first place!

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