Re: Congress Ponders Greenwashing

Third party "certifications" are often worthless. There is a conflict of interest when a firm is paying to be certified. It's rare to be turned down for a certification. Buyer beware.

The latest backpacker magazine says "100% Carbon Neutral".

Someone wanna explain that one to me.

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The latest backpacker magazine says "100% Carbon Neutral".

Someone wanna explain that one to me.

Made out of silicon, perhaps?
(or germanium, gallium arsenide, indium phospide, etc.)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2009 10:38AM by szalkowski.

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bill-e-g
The latest backpacker magazine says "100% Carbon Neutral".

Someone wanna explain that one to me.

Made out of silicon, perhaps?
(or germanium, gallium arsenide, indium phospide, etc.)

100% Recycled paper, produced purely by solar/wind/nuclear energy?

Of course, this does not account for the fossil fuel required either mail the mag or place it on a newstand.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2009 10:44AM by bpnjensen.

Perhaps... but regardless it still has to get to my doorstep.
So in my brain nothing is carbon nuetral unless it is nothing...

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Perhaps... but regardless it still has to get to my doorstep.
So in my brain nothing is carbon nuetral unless it is nothing...

The only way it could be truly "carbon neutral" is if it were transmitted electronically via *machines* that are powered by non-fossil-fuel electric sources. One could argue whether the *machines* required FFs or wood combustion to be manufactured, but at least they probably would have been manufactured *anyway*.

So yes, true Carbon-Neutrality is very tough to achieve.

I was just being petty...

Global Warming is just a fallacy made up by the government to ...
A gabazillion people can't possibly have any effect on something as big as the planet...

(The Lorax comes to mind)