Episode 64 • • 1:22:02 - 1:25:57
64: Carbon Credits and the CIA
Carbon Credit Farming, Airline Offsets and Scams
A critical look at the carbon credit industry examines how Canadian farmers are paid to use "zero till" practices to fix carbon in the soil. The hosts discuss the "painless" $8 carbon offsets sold by airlines and question where that money actually goes. They brainstorm a potential business model involving buying cheap land in Washington state to plant trees for carbon credit resale.