Scam of the Day

I told you GW was a scam to bilk dollars out of people. Here you go…

While global warming is nothing to laugh at (that’s a joke right there. Hud), an Australian company is providing some comic relief, selling carbon credits for flatulent pets and people.

So-called carbon emissions, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are greenhouse gases that are thought to be key factors in climate change. These emissions can be offset by purchasing carbon credits, which may be used to fund environmental programs.

For 35 Australian dollars (about 27 U.S. dollars), customers of Sydney-based Easy Being Green can offset a year’s worth of carbon emissions linked to their dogs, from trips to the vet to, yes, breaking wind.

Making your cat carbon neutral for a year costs U.S.$6, while U.S.$16 offsets two years of flatulence from that special someone.

National Geographic

So, let’s see, we should made to feel guilty for what we and animals do naturally now? Forget the SUVs…soon you will need to buy carbon credits for exhaling. Right.

Okay, I know this thing is meant to be a joke. The problem is, carbon credits are themselves a joke. A bad one. And when people try to force them on us, as you can bet they will, join the backlash.

(Carbon credits for polluting factories and such is another matter)

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