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Other hilarious and frightening "business ideas" with US government issued carbon credits:

Dumping giant piles of iron sulfate into the ocean in Northern Canada: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/haida-readying-for-s...

Driving a train full of biodiesel across the border and back again numerous times while never unloading it: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/biofuel-credits-behind-mystery...



I tried to find a follow up to the iron sulfate story but couldn't find one, would be interesting to hear what happened.


Evidence seems like it worked. Much as people didn't want it to.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/haida-gwaii-o...


The theory behind it is sound, the issue is with sustainability. Changing the ecosystem that much when you have no idea how sustainable the growth is or how it will affect the ecosystem as a whole is risky.




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