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Old 07-01-2005, 11:12 AM
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Real Name: Jen
Location: Orlando, FL
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Default Re: So long to gas guzzler guilt

Just so you know... there are many power companies that do this. You just have to go on-line to find them or check with your local power company. If the hybrids had continued to be delayed, I considered purchasing credits to cover my car with a company out of Lakeland Fl. They use multiple technologies including biomass, solar, etc. Since I live in Orlando, it feels like the credits are being used closer to home. Otherwise, Washington DC, NY or California my be getting the benifit. While that's good on a global scale, somehow it is more self-satisfiying when it the benifits are used in a regional setting.

To be honest, we may do this to cover the consumption of energy at our house. I love credits because it forces groups like, the federal government, to purchase from renewable resources, but taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. The government pays the same rate regardless if it comes from a coal buring plant or a wind farm... because we covered the "increase cost" through the purchase of the credits.

Jen
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