revvie said:
flakrat said:
centerpole84 said:
We'd better plant some more trees!
Apparently, Gates' latest scam is chopping down forests and burying the the logs (unsure if true or just Internet rumor).
Edit: Well, Forbes has an article about it: https://www.forbes.com/APP_082023/F0820.CON.STRATS.Buried.Trees.html
This has to be one of the dumbest ideas I have heard in a very long time. The key takeaway is "carbon tax credits" that can be sold to the highest bidder. Decaying logs will still emit carbon dioxide albeit at a slower rate but will still diffuse through soil.
You aren't kidding, what a complete waste of time and money (effectively brought to you by government). I know it's 'their money' if a tax credit is being granted to a business from the government, but this is putting the government thumb on the scale to decide who can get tax relief.
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