Commentary

Paying For It

Is offsetting your carbon footprint a useful contribution to our eco-system or just another futile exercise in pretending to be doing good by throwing money at a problem? You have your News Corps and Yahoos tripping over themselves to buy their carbon-offset credits like Catholic adulterers buying indulgences. While these companies are vocal about their eco-initiatives, they are very hesitant to point out what they are actually doing to reduce their huge footprints.

The wisecracking creators of Cheatneutral (cheatneutral.com) have gone ahead and pointed out the true irony in offsetting. This UK-based Web site offers people who cheat on their significant others the opportunity to offset their infidelity by supporting a faithful couple. Philander and then pay for another couple to have a nice meal, and all is put back into balance and right with the world. Or is it?

Wouldn't it have been a better idea to have just kept it in your recycling bin? 

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