First ‘carbon subtracting’ product
Bob Morris @ Mar 2nd 2008 03:37 - Category: Climate change
An independent audit said the growing of the yerba mate absorbed substantially more carbon than the processing and shipping used, making it a ‘carbon subtracting‘ product.
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D-Notice on 02 Mar 2008 at 11:26 am #
I think “Carbon Negative” is a better term
Richard on 02 Mar 2008 at 12:10 pm #
I drink Yerba Mate daily. Do I get carbon credits for that?
Bob Morris on 02 Mar 2008 at 5:24 pm #
The more you drink, the more you can sell your carbon credits to ExxonMobil.
Hmmm, but don’t all plants soak up CO2 or is Yerba Mate special in some way?