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Dell Do Not Use Carbon Credits to Satisfy Your Green Stance!

190 points posted to Environment by jorge 10/19/07

Dell Don't go using Carbon Credits instead of actually reducing the carbon foot print of your company..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_credits

cosh
10/20/07		 If most people don't know what the difference would be (well at least I don't), where's the advantage to Dell? I don't really care for the environment.
jorge
10/20/07		 Well if you use then in place of actually not producing extra carbon emissions you're not really being green but paying to avoid it. In a nutshell a company can buy Carbon Credits to offset their carbon production to save face on the pollution front, the companies buying carbon credits are not reducing their carbon emissions, only paying to avoid being a bad guy.
petzymathuram
10/20/07		 Hi Jorge... what else can be done ? or what is your alternate suggestion that Dell can do?
petzymathuram
10/20/07		 Here are some links I found through googling, I got a lot of information, it may help you

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1937685.cms
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/cover031307.htm
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14155541
http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/carbon_offset_wind_credits_carbon_reduction.htm
petzymathuram
10/20/07		 Jorge- Dell has enough ideas, certificates, projects and upcoming events that Keep Dell to "stand out from the crowd".....
about this carbon credits?...need to research on..
Meanwhile if you have comments, I request you to post it here so that I work on it for ideas plzzz;)
jorge
10/20/07		 Re-read the idea, its all there in black and white (as usual).
petzymathuram
10/20/07		 Hi Jorge, Thanx for the info, well I juzz required a response from you. I got it....;)
Jorge I already promoted this idea Jorge understanding the tricky loops of the credit points
Anyways thanks for the idea, only after you posted this idea, I learnt a lot...a lot....;)
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