SC agency considers entering the carbon business to improve state forests • SC Daily Gazette

SC agency considers entering the carbon business to improve state forests • SC Daily Gazette

South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources wants to get into the business of selling credits to companies that want to boast about being environmentally friendly and carbon neutral. It awarded a $110,000 contract to Milliken Advisors for a feasibility study. (Photo provided by The Conservation Fund)COLUMBIA — South Carolina could generate money to manage the state’s protected forests by selling credits to polluting companies. Exactly how t…