Re: E-85

Al Gore is trying to be an environmentalist on the "American Plan" - not willing to make the personal sacrifices to reduce consumption (smaller vehicle, no private plane, smaller house) he's making himself "carbon neutral" by investing in "carbon credits" - an inevitable but absurd way to "go green" - at least in my opinion. If we're going to allow politicians and corporations to be green based on their trading carbon credits, why not allow them to be "honest" based on trading ethics credits? How about taking care of past environmental issues based on "superfund cleanup credits" ??

Real, genuine solutions do not come from paying others to make sacrifices in your name, but come about through making those personal sacrifices. True leadership means setting the example. By claiming to be green through the purchase of carbon credits, Gore is setting the wrong (but popular) example.