Friday, November 02, 2012

It's all so confusing: Deliberately burning savannas should be rewarded with bags of cash, because that *prevents* bad weather, but sitting around a beach fire should be banned, because that *causes* bad weather?

Carbon farming credits extended to savanna burning
An indigenous organisation could earn up to $500,000 a year by selling carbon credits it creates by deliberately burning savannas ahead of the fire season to reduce the amount of pollution.
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Carbon credits created under savanna-burning projects are Kyoto compliant and count towards Australia's national emission-reduction targets.
2008: Beach bonfires may be banned - seattlepi.com
They fuel global warming, parks department says

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