A nonprofit promised to preserve wildlife. Then it made millions claiming it could cut down trees | MIT Technology Review
The Massachusetts Audubon Society has managed its land as wildlife habitat for years. Here’s how the carbon credits it sold may have fueled climate change.
A nonprofit promised to preserve wildlife. Then it made millions claiming it could cut down trees | MIT Technology Review Skip to Content The Massachusetts Audubon Society has long managed its land in western Massachusetts as crucial wildlife habitat. Nature lovers flock to these forests to enjoy bird-watching and quiet hikes, with the occasional bobcat or moose sighting. But in 2015, the conservation nonprofit presented California’s top climate regulator with a startling scenario: It could heavily log 9,700 acres of its preserved forests over the next few years. The group raised the possibili
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