"Do I Care?" Yes! How the U.S. Carbon Offset Market Can Save Rural Communities

You must be a Clearinghouse Review subscriber to view this article. Log in or subscribe.

Climate-change legislation can be a vehicle for rural job creation and community building. In assessing this legislation many advocates consider consumer protection. They should also consider that, if designed properly, carbon offset programs that are a part of most climate-change legislation can revitalize rural communities. Advocates who have not yet joined the carbon offset conversation can and should join it.

Copies of this article are available for purchase online for $15 apiece.

By Daniel P. Schramm From 2010 September-October Clearinghouse Review