Badgers' home football season goes "carbon neutral"
An analysis done by researchers at the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences estimates that the staging of all home games this season generates the emission of more than 8,100 tons of carbon dioxide. The vast majority of emissions come from fans traveling to and from the game, but the analysis also took into account electrical use, production of concessions and hotel stays by fans.
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Carbon credits will be purchased on the Chicago Climate Exchange [at 20 to 25 cents each?] to offset those emissions. When credits are purchased on the exchange, the money is invested in other projects that offset emissions by a corresponding amount.
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That's real generous of them when carbon credit prices are at the rock bottom price of $0.25. They can feel absolved for only $2000. But what happens if the carbon credit price goes to $17 or more, the price that Sarkosy of France wants to tax carbon emissions. Will they be willing to fork over $140,000 to feel absolved? And by the way, whose money are these people spending to for their indulgences?
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