Paying Your Way Out Of Pollution

Marketing emotions about emissions, companies offer individual polluters the ability to pay for their exhaust.

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April 23, 2006, 7:00 AM PDT

"Of course, emissions could be reduced the old-fashioned way -- by flying less, turning off the air-conditioning or buying a more fuel-efficient car. But that would probably require some sacrifice and perhaps even a change in lifestyle. Instead, carbon-offset programs allow individuals to skip the sacrifice and simply pay for the right to pollute."

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