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According to this link and taking some round numbers, an Albizzia lebbek can sequester 70 lbs of CO2 per year.

Assuming a 40-year project lifetime, we would then need 637,765,000,000 trees to pull the mentioned amount out of the atmosphere.

For comparison, the Amazon rainforest has an estimated 390 billion trees.

Dividing these two numbers indicates that the world would have to plant and grow [the equivalent of] 1.6 Amazon Rainforests for a 40 year period.

I'm not saying that this is a bad solution, only that it is an incomplete solution. We should probably plant trees in areas where it makes sense and is easy to do, but we'll still need an epic-level solution to the problem.

The numbers aren't as daunting as you think. The Earth has about 3 trillion trees. There used to be 6 trillion... most of those we cut down over the last 2 centuries. Planting is way easier than cutting. I think it's doable.

According to this link and taking some round numbers, an Albizzia lebbek can sequester 70 lbs of CO2 per year.

Assuming a 40-year project lifetime, we would then need 637,765,000,000 trees to pull the mentioned amount out of the atmosphere.

For comparison, the Amazon rainforest has an estimated 390 billion trees.

Dividing these two numbers indicates that the world would have to plant and grow [the equivalent of] 1.6 Amazon Rainforests for a 40 year period.

I'm not saying that this is a bad solution, only that it is an incomplete solution. We should probably plant trees in areas where it makes sense and is easy to do, but we'll still need an epic-level solution to the problem.

None of that information is secret. Your SSN, Address, and Name are all public information, the subject of numerous public records that anyone patient enough can pay $.10 per copy to get. Or just visit the appropriate county records website.

Links to Broward County's database lead directly to tiff images. To get the full records, copy the bracketed instrument number and search by instrument.

Broward County Bar Association:
Verna Sue Baldwin
Broward County Records Division
115 South Andrews Avenue
Suite 120
Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33301
954-357-7271 Voice
954-357-5573 Fax
sbaldwin@broward.org
www.broward.org/records

According to the Broward County Phone Directory, the above phone number is the director's number, not the general dept. number. This is further evidence that Verna is Sue.

Here is Verna Sue Baldwin's Notary Certificate, notary ID 620591 [92386313].

In November 1994, Verna Sue Baldwin and David D. McLauchlin (her husband) sold their condo to [name withheld]. Warranty deed [94569014].

Verna Sue Baldwin then purchased a home:
4011 Thomas Street
Hollywood, FL 33021-3540
Parcel number 11208-11-03500
Folio number 514208110350
Warranty Deed for 4011 Thomas Street [94565427].

According to that warranty deed, Verna Sue Baldwin's Social Security Number is 234-74-8234 [94565427].

In May 2000, she added a 14x28 swimming pool [100293267].

In July 2004, Verna Sue Baldwin and David D. McLauchlin paid off their mortgage [104151876].

Note: I didn't list all of Sue Baldwin's loans. Be sure to do that before ordering her credit report. Equifax uses that information for "security".

It looks like Verna Sue Baldwin still lives at 4011 Thomas Street. Parcel sales history. 2005 property taxes. Map.

Verna Sue Baldwin's mother is Dora B. Baldwin, as stated in her Durable Family Power of Attorney document [101676908]. Dora isn't currently married, so Baldwin might be her maiden name. Perhaps try searching West Virginia's public records.

http://www.broward.org/records/ great starting point

A consumer does not have an automatic right to return an item in all jurisdictions unless the store permits it, or unless there is a problem with the item (broken, not the right item, etc). A Google search supports this - for example:

• "In West Virginia, there is generally no right to cancel or rescind a purchase made by a consumer from a retailer absent some defect. "
• "If you buy something at a store and later change your mind, you may not be able to return the merchandise because the store's advertised return policy is generally binding. "

...etc. There are jurisditions where you do have a right to a refund (Broward County) for instance) but it's not necessarily true everywhere. You still have to read the fine print.

From the FTC:

You can dispute charges for unsatisfactory goods or services. To do so, you must:

have made the purchase in your home state or within 100 miles of your current billing address. The charge must be for more than $50. (These limitations don't apply if the seller also is the card issuer or if a special business relationship exists between the seller and the card issuer.) and,

first make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute with the seller. No special procedures are required to do so.

So the question is: does "I already have a similar item" count as 'unsatisfactory goods or services'? It would be interesting to see some case law or examples of exercising one's rights under this type of situation.

In my case, because the vendor provided services as advertised (even though I thought it would be free because I didn't read all of the fine print), I had no recourse.

Agreed