http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/12677/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/can-we-atone-our-energy-sins <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >     Typically, green represents the deadly sin of envy, but with the media’s help it now also stands for hypocrisy.</p> <br /> <p >     In this case, the hypocrisy is media promotion of buying carbon offsets – giving a donation to an energy-saving project as penance for guzzling gas or jetting off to an exotic location. With Al Gore, Hollywood and other celebrities leading the way, the media have joined the excitement, encouraging individuals and companies to offset carbon dioxide emissions.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/can-we-atone-our-energy-sins" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Energy Media AlGore CapandTrade carbon carbonneutral carbonoffset ClimateChange emissions gases GlobalWarming greenhouse Pollution trading Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:59:52 +0000 admin 25601 at http://archive2.mrc.org