INDIANAPOLISÂ â Thereâs a reason that President Truman had a sign on his desk reading âThe buck stops hereâ that became ingrained in American culture. Thereâs a reason that a statue of Gov. Oliver P. Morton along with two Union soldiers guards the east entrance to the Indiana Statehouse.
These reasons all point to one critical thing: leadership. In the case of Morton and Truman, they rose to power and made crucial and astute decisions during the Civil War and World War II with no playbook. Just like Gov. Eric Holcomb and 49 of his American counterparts did beginning about a year ago with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Originally appeared February 3, 2021 in the Indiana Environmental Reporter
A bill backed by farmers and environmentalists establishing the stateâs first carbon market has passed its first hurdle toward becoming a law.
Senate Bill 373, authored by three Republicans, establishes carbon market registration program that facilitates carbon market trading in the state and allows the President Benjamin Harrison Conservation Trust Fund to take part.
Carbon markets work by allowing companies to offset the amount of greenhouse gases they emit by purchasing carbon credits worth a certain amount of carbon dioxide emissions.
Farmers, ranchers and foresters can generate carbon credits to trade by using environmentally sustainable farming practices that will retain a verified amount of greenhouse gases.