Comments on: America’s First Personal Carbon Credit Goes to Pennsylvania Family http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/news/americas-first-personal-carbon-credit-goes-to-pennsylvania-family/ A blog about residential solar power, brought to you by CalFinder. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:36:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jennifer http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/news/americas-first-personal-carbon-credit-goes-to-pennsylvania-family/comment-page-1/#comment-29462 Jennifer Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:06:54 +0000 http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/?p=2881#comment-29462 I think it's a bit sad that preventing 1 metric ton of carbon emissions is only worth $21.50! Still, I imagine plenty of people will recognize that preventing emissions has its own innate (and very significant) value. I think it’s a bit sad that preventing 1 metric ton of carbon emissions is only worth $21.50! Still, I imagine plenty of people will recognize that preventing emissions has its own innate (and very significant) value.

]]> By: Susie http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/news/americas-first-personal-carbon-credit-goes-to-pennsylvania-family/comment-page-1/#comment-29453 Susie Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:00:35 +0000 http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/?p=2881#comment-29453 Buying a carbon offset for $21.50 isn't really an incentive to find alternative, cleaner production methods... I hope that didn't buy them another few weeks of dumping sludge into rivers... "Located in Middlefield, Ohio, Molten Metal Equipment Innovations is a world leader in molten metal pumps, degassing equipment and scrap submergence melting systems. MMEI offers a complete range of transfer, circulation and gas injection pumps. Our pumps provide the highest flow rates and longest service life for maximum production. Complete degassing systems are available, including lightweight portable units, automatic ladle degassing stations and in-line units. MMEI specializes in the ability to customize our products to meet each customer’s unique application. MMEI has a complete team of engineers and sales staff to offer a variety of services and unparalleled support to our customers." Buying a carbon offset for $21.50 isn’t really an incentive to find alternative, cleaner production methods… I hope that didn’t buy them another few weeks of dumping sludge into rivers…

“Located in Middlefield, Ohio, Molten Metal Equipment Innovations is a world leader in molten metal pumps, degassing equipment and scrap submergence melting systems. MMEI offers a complete range of transfer, circulation and gas injection pumps. Our pumps provide the highest flow rates and longest service life for maximum production. Complete degassing systems are available, including lightweight portable units, automatic ladle degassing stations and in-line units. MMEI specializes in the ability to customize our products to meet each customer’s unique application. MMEI has a complete team of engineers and sales staff to offer a variety of services and unparalleled support to our customers.”

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