DIA passengers could pay to erase carbon footprint

Rocky Mountain News ^ | 19 jan 08 | Chris Walsh

[rellimpank]

Feeling guilty about the amount of carbon dioxide your upcoming flight will pump into the atmosphere?

Soon you might be able to fork over some extra cash at Denver International Airport to invest in projects intended to help negate your share of the environmental damage caused by air travel.

DIA is looking to become one of the first airports in the nation to offer passengers the ability to buy carbon offsets in its concourses. The offsets would pay for renewable energy and power-saving projects that help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.

The airport is soliciting proposals from companies interested in setting up and running an offset program in all three concourses. The offsets could be offered through kiosks, booths, computer terminals or other means.

It's all part of the airport's renewed

[rellimpank]

--most of the comments at the end are worth the price of admission--

[rellimpank]

—ping—

[Question Liberal Authority]

Carbon Dioxide is NOT POLLUTION. You might as well worry about the amount of salt that your in-flight meal took out of the ocean.

[xcamel]

FReepmail me to get on or off

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Semi-Daily humor break...

[squidly]

Maybe I’m in the wrong line of work. I think I could make some cash in this carbon credit business (if I can live with myself).

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Bill Ritter is truly a moron.

[saganite]

DIA is looking to become one of the first airports in the nation to offer passengers the ability to buy carbon offsets in its concourses. The offsets would pay for renewable energy and power-saving projects that help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.

Who was it that said a new sucker is born every minute? If I told them I drove my Pious to the airport would they cut my fare?

[capt. norm]

If these liberals insist on taking a guilt trip, it should be at their own expense.

"Whoa.. dude, that wasn't what we had planned".

[Waco]

WHAT Bull sh-t, Ethyl

[Radio Free Tuscaloosa]

After eating airline food, it’s not my “carbon” footprint I’m worried about.

[elpinta]

Oh my, this is looking more and more like Kalifohnia!

[socialismisinsidious]

At this point they are offering passengers the ability to buy carbon offsets...the slippery slope and warming up the water under the frog...soon buying carbon offsets won't be an offer it will be a tax. This is too good a scam for the government not to get in on and do something to fix the, ahem, problem.

I foresee a future where you carbon tax will be figured out on your 1040...good old turbo tax will compute it after you tell the IRS how big your house is, how many children you have (already do that), what kind and age car you drive, what your AC usage was this past year, how many times you BBQed etc...They'll make it nice and easy: like they do with withholding.

[BallyBill]

Don't these people know that a Freepathon is in progress?

Send your guilt money to freerepublic.com

[longtermmemmory]

In Flight Suckers are born every minute.

Perhaps we should have a photo gallery of the idiots who pay this voluntary “idiot” tax.

[rellimpank]

—that is why I made the second comment to the article—

[richlk]

I’d love to do something with my footprint, and it doesn’t involve carbon.

[goodnesswins]

Well....FACEBOOK is doing something similar....as someone said.....”an idiot is born every minute.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956147/posts

[Kozak]

AAHHHHH!

[socialismisinsidious]

Good one.

I got a laugh out of this one too (for different reasons)
I DO believe in global warming and think that we need to do something about it. I don't, however, believe that this is the right approach. There is no control or accountability.

Pretty funny when someone who is most likely a Lib, Big Government person would complain about no control or accountability...sort of like big government!

[Lorianne]

How long will it be before these ‘offsets’ are mandatory when you purchase a plane ticket?