I personally think the Carbon credits will go the way of indugences. You can pollute or sin as long as you pay up to clear your concience? I guess I'm more into fixing the problem myself so I see results. I cannot abide just throwing money to someone and saying fix the problem for me please.

Observe the world as though you were a child and enjoy the wonder of it all.

As much as I agree that carbon offsetting/credits, can be an easy out, they are still of benefit.

For example; I try to reduce my own carbon footprint as much as I can, but to completely cut off my personal impact on this world, it's virtually impossible.

So at the end of the day although I do as much as I can, I take comfort in the fact that I can buy a carbon offset in order to do that much more, by funding an organization that is committed to finding alternatives and funding ways to reduce carbon emissions. 

I agree with you.  I too realize that I cannot eliminate certain things that contribute to carbon emissions and live my life.  So offsetting provides people like me an opportunity to try and make it better.

In a way it's like recycling.  We continue to read newspapers and magazines, drink from plastic and glass, yet we try and make things better by recycling.