Aspen-DNC carbon partnership sputters (DNC raises $18.34 to offset carbon at convention)

The Aspen Daily News ^ | 9/15/2008 | Curtis Wackerle

[Question Liberal Authority]

Results of a program using Aspen’s Canary Initiative to sell carbon offset credits to Democratic National Convention attendees are a little underwhelming.

The program, set up by the DNC Host Committee through the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau and rolled out about a week before the convention started, raised a total of $18.34 worth of Canary Tags, offsetting 0.9 tons of carbon emissions.

[Holicheese]

“raised a total of $18.34 worth of Canary Tags, offsetting 0.9 tons of carbon emissions.”

All I can think of is the scene in Dumb and Dumber when they are having a fundraiser for the Snow Owl and Jim Carrey kills it with a champagne cork!

Maybe they could turn to Rush and have him do a fund raiser! I bet he could bring in more than $18.34

[illiac]

Probably cost them $50,000 to set the program up....resulting in a net loss....

[LakeLady]

I got almost as big a kick out of the article as I did the author's name...Curtis Wackerle

That is just too much. I'm not familiar with the Aspen Daily News. Is it by chance a liberal wacko paper?

[hubel458]

Should have had a bullshit offset program...Ed

[wbill]

That's just too damn funny. Wonder if Rush, Hannity, etc will get ahold of this.

Boortz and Savage will be all over it.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[johniegrad]

What the hell is a canary tag?

[tomkat]

.. raised a total of $18.34 ..

[lowbridge]

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