Most of us are wondering, do I need to go on a permanent carbon diet, and what does that mean? Is being carbon neutral something I personally can achieve? Am I ever going to be able to live guilt free again, and not feel I am committing a "sin" every time I start up my vehicle, or take a trip to Europe or Costa Rica?
Now come on, does anyone you know really feel a need for absolution every time he starts the car? And how does that become the equivalent of jetting off to Europe or Costa Rica? The later, of course, is a major eco-tourism destination and the writer of this giddy op-ed is in that business. Her clients, then, tend to be the sort of people who would feel qualms about adding more carbon to the atmosphere.
So, for them, there is the 21st century equivalent of what in medieval times were called "indulgences." You buy your way to salvation which means that sin is, like most things, something the rich can afford and the poor are told they are better off doing without.
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