Carbon offsets are a giant loophole in the proposed Waxman-Markey climate change program. These carbon credit programs fund false solutions such as incinerators and allow polluters to avoid making the technological transition to a zero-carbon economy.

A new study released today by the Tellus Institute commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection found that "gasification and pyrolysis facilities are unlikely to play a major role in MSW management in Massachusetts by 2020."

The Clinton Climate Initiative announces a promising new project for Mexico City's waste, but questions remain.