Baseball legends' aura used to burnish interests of 'carbon offsets' global warming profiteers

Culture-changing commercial interests were tied to baseball legends at the All Star game in New York City this July. Starting with the green/red carpet:

• (Washington Post, 7/20/08): ""We did the Oscars. We advised the Grammies. But this is our first green red carpet!" said a clearly excited Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist with the nonprofit environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)."

From GoingGreenMatters.com, 7/15/08: "Covering 95,000 square feet along Sixth Avenue, the eco-friendly carpet will be graced by

• baseball legends like Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra, and Willie Mays as they parade through New York City

• along with the American League and National League All-Stars....

MLB’s ‘green’ carpet was produced at Bentley Prince Street’s California manufacturing facility,"... Causing an alert advocate to comment:

• "Too bad that "eco-carpet" made with solar/renewable energy was shipped from CA to NY (presumably with use of fossil fuels). Kinda cancels out the benefits of making it with renewable energy, doesn't it?"

• (GoingGreenMatters.com): "In addition, the climate impact of the carpet has been offset,

from the purchase of 480,000 lbs of verified emissions reduction credits. Bentley Prince Street purchases offsets from several aggregators including

• Native Energy, Blue Source and 3 Degrees."

Aggregators are multi-million dollar trading companies dealing in 'portfolios' of 'credits:'

• Native Energy

• Blue Source

• 3 Degrees

Bentley Prince Street-made the carpet

• NRDC-tax exempt group engaged in lobbying and litigation.

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