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Red E3
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Red E3 asked in EnvironmentGlobal Warming · 1 decade ago

Should companies be able to offset pollution with Plantings?

Article form the San Diego Union link below. There is a plan to replant areas damaged from wildfires. Conoco-Phillips is willing to invest 2.8 million dollars to offset pollution it produces.

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/21...

Is this good or bad in your opinion.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It's nice that they are planting trees, but the CO2 uptake by those trees is too slow to counteract the emissions that this company is producing. This just gives them a free pass to pollute more.

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