Friday Fun + Satire Alert: Offsetting Carbon Offsets

In the aftermath of another eco-pietastic Earth Day, this bit of amusement from Jim Treacher is hilarious (via awesome Aussie Tim Blair).

In short:

For years, you’ve watched helplessly as your neighbors try to erase their eco-sins with something called “carbon offsets” – the modern-day indulgences that rich liberals buy to make themselves feel better about taking NetJets to Sundance every January, or living in an 11,000-square-foot house with nine bathrooms. They may be burning more fossil fuels in a year than Malawi, but by purchasing a certificate that says someone planted ferns on their behalf in the Amazon Basin, these confirmed despoilers of the environment can claim to be “carbon-neutral.” And they do claim it, self-righteously and at every opportunity. It’s infuriating, yet there’s nothing you can do about it.

Until now.

Check out this infographic for the Carbon Offset-Offset Program:

Outstanding!