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Are there any idea people left in SV? Do you encounter folks you feel are genuinely inspired and creative? There seems to be an inevitability to the focus on monetization and base motivators in the industry. It wasn’t always like that. Do you get a chance to engage thinkers and experimenters or is mostly money and power brokers?

Why isn't there more reporting on the efficacy of carbon sequestering or the tangible results of carbon offset payments and programs?

I just read about the new Plaquemine LNG facility moving ahead in Louisiana. One of the claims made by the company leading it is:

"Venture Global will capture and sequester an estimated 500,000 tons of carbon per year from its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines liquefaction sites."

Who is verifying that? Anybody? What about the science behind that saline sequestering being permanent? It's difficult to get a clear answer.

The technology and initiatives related to 100k+ tons of carbon seem very relevant right now.

How about the carbon offsets? Is anybody verifying that 100 acres of trees are being planted when a company states they have bought carbon offsets that do this? It all seems ripe for graft and exaggeration.