Consumers snapping up carbon offsets

Publication Date: 
February, 2008
Source: 
KOAA.com

Consumers who can't cut their emissions as much as they want are buying carbon offset credits to make up for it. That credit pays for a project that will reduce green house gases, negating the bad effects of your driving. This market is booming. Consumers spent more than $100 million on carbon offsets in 2007.