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BLOGASSAULT on Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:23:40 AM
If we had more of this type of action, more people might be interested in down something, instead of being robbed, by government, of their money to combat something that is not proven.
An olive grove in South Africa's Western Cape Province is the unlikely setting for an ambitious environmental and humanitarian project which aims to combat global warming and ease the plight of children born into AIDS-ravaged communities. It has already caught the imagination of environmentally-aware companies and individuals in Europe with its simple and straightforward approach to the global warming issue. Carbon credits are being earned by companies wishing to offset their carbon footprint by an ambitious tree planting programme in the Western Cape and other impoverished and needy areas of southern Africa. The double benefit: an improved environment for everyone, and vastly improved economic prospects for local people.
They are funding the planting of olive trees in a project set up by Carbon Credit Tree Africa, a company formed specifically to help local communities in Africa to make a positive contribution to the worldwide battle against global warming. Carbon Credit Tree Africa is the conduit through which western companies and individuals have channelled their own personal carbon credits to the benefit of the African communities, and, in the long term to the benefit of the whole planet.
Just one of these hardy trees can offset three tonnes of carbon emissions during its lifetime. So for many people the equation is starkly simple: paying for the planting of just one tree can make a significant difference, and give an individual a major carbon credit contribution
What a novel idea! Come up with a market based program that will benefit everyone, not just money changers in the government.