San Francisco Airport To Install Carbon Credit Kiosks For Easy Access Enviro-Penance
So that air travelers who subscribe to global warming hysteria can get in their penance with some “Hail Gaia’s” and “Our Father Al Gore’s” (and some cold hard cash) before jetting off.
San Francisco’s Airport Commission has authorized the program, which will involve a $163,000 investment from SFO, but is still working out the details with 3Degrees. Because of that, McDougal said, he can’t yet discuss specifics, such as the cost to purchase carbon offsets and what programs would benefit from travelers’ purchases.
But the general idea, officials said, is that a traveler would approach a kiosk resembling the self-service check-in stations used by airlines, then punch in his or her destination. The computer would calculate the carbon footprint and the cost of an investment to offset the damage. The traveler could then swipe a credit card to help save the planet. Travelers would receive a printed receipt listing the projects benefiting from their environmental largesse.
Is there any more elitist notion than the idea that it’s ok for the rich to pollute because they can afford to buy forgiveness for it?
