A stunningly stupid way to blow $2.5 million

Allowing Commuters to Offset Their Emissions - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

Drivers who commute by car between New York and New Jersey can assuage their guilt by buying credits from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to offset their vehicle’s carbon emissions.

At a board meeting on Thursday, the Port Authority is expected to announce that it will pay five companies a total of $2.5 million to set up a carbon offset program for the agency. A Web site where drivers and airline passengers can buy credits to offset carbon emissions they create will be activated in early 2009. [pdf]