The carbon credits sold to retail investors are worthless – says a commodities and financial market professional.
Author: Chris Lang
REDD Safeguard Information Systems: It’s about the money, not upholding rights
The issue of further guidance on Safeguard Information Systems was one of the key issues relating to REDD on the agenda at the UN climate negotiations in Lima last year. But no progress was made in Lima on this issue.
Sucker lists, recovery room scams, and why victims of scams become more trusting, not less
By Chris Lang If you have been the victim of a scam, your name will be on a list to be cold called – and scammed – again. These “sucker lists” include names, addresses, phone number and background information about the person scammed. They are traded between boiler room operations, because scammers know that people…
Grayson Wealth Management and Carpathian Forestry are running a recovery room scam
A company called Grayson Wealth Management is cold calling people who have been scammed into buying carbon credits. Grayson Wealth Management’s telemarketers offer them a way of getting rid of their carbon credits. It’s a scam, of course.
Sustain:Green’s biodegradable credit card, Nike’s “Air” shoes, and the carbon credits that no one wants to buy
By Chris Lang “Credit cards that help the planet.” That’s the sales pitch from a company called Sustain:Green. With the company’s new biodegradable credit card you can “Fight climate change”, “Fund rainforest preservation”, and “Reduce your carbon footprint”.