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What Is Carbon Credit?
C02 emissions trading can help lower the environmental cost of doing business – if you know how to navigate the booming $60 billion market. How It Works Emissions limits and trading rules vary country by country, so...
Tags: Jessica Stillman, carbon, renewable energy, greenhouse gas, government, U.S., compliance, theory, agreement, strategy, environment, industry, tool
Articles 2008-02-05

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AgraGate Disburses $4.2 Million to Carbon Credits Customers
Mid-Year Checks Average $2,375 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- July is harvest time for a new crop - carbon credits - and farmers who have met the requirements for earning these environmental credits are now reaping the benefits. Nearly 1,800 farm operators received payments averaging $2,375...
Articles 2008-07-16
WIDE ANGLE Looks at a Green Entrepreneur's Carbon Credit Scheme to Fight Global Warming - and Turn a Profit
Burning Season Travels to the Indonesian Rainforest; New Episode Premieres Tuesday, July 22 NEW YORK -- Every hour, areas equivalent to 300 soccer fields are cut down and burned in Indonesia's rain forests to clear land for oil palm trees and other crops. New studies show that the...
Articles 2008-07-14
EU lawmakers force CO2 caps on airlines
STRASBOURG AFP — EU lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to force airlines to rein in their fast-growing greenhouse gas emissions from 2012, infuriating a sector struggling to cope with soaring fuel prices. Under a draft law, all airlines operating in the 27-nation European Union, including foreign carriers, will...
Articles 2008-07-08
Deadline for Carbon Credits Contract Signup is August 15
- Last Date To Earn 2007 Credits - WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- August 15 is the deadline for farm operators with no-till or strip-till cropping practices or new grass plantings to sign up to sell carbon credits and still take advantage of a bonus provision that includes...
Articles 2008-07-08
Super Bowl of Power Boat Racing Goes 'Green,' Contributes to Local Economy Through Partnership With Detroit-Based Green Tech Firm
Carbon Emissions Generated From Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup During July 11-13 Event Will Be Offset Through CCES, Greening Of Detroit Joint Project Green Project Reaffirms Event Tradition, Commitment To City of Detroit DETROIT, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Super Bowl" of power boat...
Articles 2008-07-08
Green Energy Resources to Offer Wood Biomass Carbon Credits to US and European Power Producers With the Purchase of Long-Term Supply Contracts
Green Energy Resources Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GRGR)offers US bankable carbon credits with the purchase of long-term supplycontracts for certain types of sourced wood. The carbon credits areobtainable through Green Energy Resources exclusive UTCS urban treecertification system sourcing of wood biomass ( www.utcs.com ). The woodbiomass...
Articles 2008-07-07
APX Powers the Voluntary Carbon Standard Registry
Selection Expands APX's Global Leadership in Registry Systems for Carbon Offset Credits SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- APX, Inc., the leading infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets, today announced that the company has been selected by the Voluntary Carbon Standard VCS Association, a leading international standards organization, to...
Articles 2008-07-02
AgraGate, Alabama Treasure Forest To Partner On Carbon Credits Program for Land Owners
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- AgraGate Climate Credits Corporation today announced that the Alabama Treasure Forest Association ATFA has signed on as a forestry carbon credits contract facilitator in Alabama. A charter member of the Chicago Climate Exchange CCX, AgraGate is the leading aggregator of carbon credits from...
Articles 2008-07-02
Puget Sound Energy and Puget Holdings Investors Outline Merger Benefits to Customers and Affirm Local Control and Regulatory Oversight
Customer benefits * Provides $100 million in rate credits and reduced costs for customers * Commits capital from the new investors to meet PSE's $5 billion ($1 billion annually over the next five years) in infrastructure and energy supply requirements for the region *...
Articles 2008-07-02
Wasted potential
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The waste-pickers of Delhi, India, forage through garbage for anything that can be recycled into cash. A new incinerator that turns trash into electricity will change all that. Because it will reduce the amount of methane off-gassed by landfills, it will generate carbon credits under the...
Articles 2008-07-01
BPI Energy Signs Letter of Intent with Blue Source to Fund Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Project Development
CLEVELAND -- BPI Energy Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: BPG), an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, production and commercial sale of coalbed methane CBM in the Illinois Basin, today announced it has signed a non-binding letter of intent for a relationship with Blue Source, LLC, an aggregator and marketer of...
Articles 2008-07-01
Green Energy Resources (GRGR) Announces a 5 Year Ohio Contract for 50,000 Tons of Clean, Dry, Recyclable Wood, Valued at $11.25 Million
Green Energy Resources Inc (PINKSHEETS: GRGR)announced a 5 year supply contract for 50,000 tons or more annually ofclean, dry, C&D wood. The contract includes urban wood waste, old trees,and crushed pallets. The contract is similar to one announced recently inthe Buffalo, New York region. Green Energy Resources plans...
Articles 2008-06-30
Barclays Launches First Exchange Traded Note Linked to Carbon
Barclays Bank PLC announced today the launchof the iPath® Global Carbon Exchange Traded Note ETN on the NYSE Arcastock exchange. It is the first iPath® ETN to offer investors exposure tothe global price of carbon. Barclays, a leading intermediary in theenvironmental markets, is launching this investment vehicle to meet theneeds...
Articles 2008-06-26
Harrah's Entertainment to Offer Guests Carbon Offsets Through NativeEnergy
LAS VEGAS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., and NativeEnergy, an international marketer of high quality carbon offsets and renewable energy credits RECs, announce today an agreement to provide Harrah's guests the opportunity to mitigate the global warming impact of their...
Articles 2008-06-26
Tokyo approves Japan's first greenhouse gas curbs
TOKYO AFP — Tokyo's local government on Wednesday ordered Japan's first mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and set up a carbon market, moving faster than the national government. Tokyo's metropolitan assembly approved plans to force 1,300 major businesses to cut emissions blamed for global warming by 25...
Articles 2008-06-25
The savers' style bible
DESIGN BEAT THE CRUNCH Britain's top interiors experts tell Kate Watson-Smyth how to spruce up your house without breaking the bank The credit crunch is really beginning to squeeze now, and many of us have spent all our money...
Articles 2008-06-25
EcoloCap Solutions Announces 5 Hydro Power Projects in Vietnam to Reduce 3.1m Tons of CO2 Emissions
EcoloCap Solutions (OTCBB: ECOS) is pleased to announce the signing of five hydro power projects in Vietnam, in Eastern Asia, for an estimated reduction of 3.1 million tons of carbon emissions over the life of the agreement, convertible to tradable CERs under the Clean Development Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol....
Articles 2008-06-25
BeGreen Launches First-of-Its-Kind Calculator to Help Businesses Achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification
Online Tool Allows Architects and Builders to Easily Calculate and Purchase Renewable Energy Credits to Gain Points for Achieving LEED Certification AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- With the growing popularity of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED rating system, Green...
Articles 2008-06-24
New scheme rewards CO2 cuts over offsets
Opportunities for "greenwashing" - the method by which companies appear more environmentally friendly than they really are - may be limited in future, thanks to a new government-backed award scheme launched today. Any company awarded the new Carbon Trust Standard certificate will have had to reduce its...
Articles 2008-06-24
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