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Cash for carbon? Carbon offset credits could mean more green for Taylor County taxpayers. Members of the county’s forestry and recreation committee on May 7 began preliminary discussion of the possibility of enrolling in a carbon credit program. According to forest administrator Jake Walcisak, there is a strong movement within the Wisconsin County Forest Association to enroll forest land in the American Carbon Registry. This is essentially a stock market for carbon in the United States where major corporations may purchase or sell credits to offset their carbon footprint. According to the Wisconsin DNR, the state’s forests hold about 1.162 billion metric tons of carbon, equal to the annual carbon emissions from the energy use of 491 million homes. The carbon is found in the soil, live trees and plant material in the forests. Trees do a good job of capturing carbon in the atmosphere and storing it long-term. Removing excess carbon from the atmosphere is a m