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Travel Roundup: Boulder Hits Amtrak, SFO Carbon Offsets, Hostels Popular and More
Boulder hits Amtrak train near Reno, Nev. -- A boulder struck an Amtrak train traveling near Reno, Nev. late Friday afternoon, causing damage to a train car and a three-hour delay. The boulder struck around 5:30 p.m., hitting the train's lounge car, but none of the 161 passengers on board...
Tags: Amtrak, Boulder, Carbon Offset, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2008-12-28

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Blue Source, Goldman in "Largest Publicly Announced" Carbon Offset Deal
Carbon offset developer Blue Source announced the completion of the "largest publicly announced U.S. offset deal" (his description, reportedly): a $12 million carbon transaction between Blue Source and Goldman Sachs Group. The deal reportedly met Climate Action Reserve CAR and Voluntary Carbon Standard quality standards. It also included credits from...
Tags: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Carbon
News items 2009-10-15
Delta to Launch Worldwide Carbon Offset Program for Customers This Summer; Becomes First U.S. Airline to Offer Customers Opportunity to Offset Carbon Emissions Associated with Air Travel; Delta to Make Donation to The Conservation Fund on Behalf of All Cu
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 April 2007-Delta-Air: Delta to Launch Worldwide Carbon Offset Program for Customers This Summer; Becomes First U.S. Airline to Offer Customers Opportunity to Offset Carbon Emissions Associated with Air Travel; Delta to Make Donation to The Conservation Fund on Behalf of All Customers Traveling on...
Tags: Conservation, Delta, Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, Manufacturing
Research articles 2007-04-19
Delta's Green Efforts Grow with Carbon Offset Program Launch and Expanded On-board Recycling; Delta becomes first U.S. airline to offer carbon offset opportunity; first trees to be planted across the Gulf Coast Region this fall; Expanded recycling program
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 June 2007-DELTA AIR LINES: Delta's Green Efforts Grow with Carbon Offset Program Launch and Expanded On-board Recycling; Delta becomes first U.S. airline to offer carbon offset opportunity; first trees to be planted across the Gulf Coast Region this fall; Expanded recycling program includes aluminum,...
Tags: benefit, Conservation, Delta, Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, plastics, recycling
Research articles 2007-06-18
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Recaps Loyalty Program Carbon Offset Campaign.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-12 November 2008-Carlson Hotels Worldwide Recaps Loyalty Program Carbon Offset CampaignC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Newly tabulated results from a carbon-offset campaign conducted earlier this year by Carlson Hotels Worldwide report the initiative generated sufficient donations from members of...
Tags: Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Research articles 2008-11-12
Delta to match customer contributions up to $10,000 to the airline's carbon offset program created last year in partnership with The Conservation Fund; Delta.com to go green on Earth Day.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 April 2008-Delta Air Lines: Delta to match customer contributions up to $10,000 to the airline's carbon offset program created last year in partnership with The Conservation Fund; Delta.com to go green on Earth DayC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01042008 ...
Tags: Conservation, Delta, Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, partnership
Research articles 2008-04-02
Air Canada to make carbon offset programme available to businesses
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Canada has announced that, in conjunction with Zerofootprint, it is making its carbon offset programme available to its corporate clients. Corporate customers will be provided with customised solutions for offsetting carbon emissions generated by business travel through uploading travel data, choosing...
Tags: Air Canada, carbon
Research articles 2008-07-31
A Simple, Sustainable Choice: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car Launch Customer Carbon Offset Program
Industry-leading initiative could reach 20-25 million renters; Customers' optional offset purchases will be matched up to $1 million ST. LOUIS -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car today launched their industry's largest customer carbon offset program. Designed to give customers a simple but meaningful way...
Tags: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.
Research articles 2008-01-15
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: BNET Briefing, BP Plc, Cap-and-Trade Scheme, Carbon, Carbon Credit, Carbon Credits, Carbon Offsets, Emission, Emissions, Government, Jessica Stillman, Management, Offset, Strategy
Articles 2008-02-05
Will Airlines Lose Carbon Offset Cash?
The fear of creating a bigger carbon footprint is making some ecoconscious consumers pay to minimize the environmental impacts of air travel. And while some airlines are offering these carbon offsets on plane flights for a price, other private companies are attempting to cash in at major airports. Customers at San Francisco International Airport will...
Tags: Offset, Carbon, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2008-12-29
It's Natural to Fly Carbon Neutral with the Qantas Group
LOS ANGELES -- The Qantas Group today launched a Carbon Offset Program, backed by a pledge to offset the carbon emissions of every international and domestic Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar flight on September 19, the first day of the program's operation. Tomorrow's Fly Carbon Neutral Day is just one...
Tags: emission, Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2007-09-18
Northwest Airlines Announces the Launch of a Carbon Offset Program with Donations to the Nature Conservancy
EAGAN, Minn. -- In commemoration of Earth Day, Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) announces an enhancement to its EarthCaressm program with the addition of a carbon emissions calculator. Customers booking online at www.nwa.com can help offset carbon emissions associated with air travel through a donation to The Nature Conservancy, an organization...
Tags: Northwest Airlines Corp.
Research articles 2008-04-22
Business Objects Raises the Bar for Green Conference With $50,000 Donation to Offset Carbon Impact
Carbon Offset Challenge at Insight Americas and Partnership With Bonneville Environmental Foundation Underscore Commitment to Environment
Tags: Business Objects, carbon
Research articles 2007-10-17
NTT America, Inc. Announces Carbon Offset Program
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Jamie Renninger of Financial Dynamics, +1-212-850-5658, jamie.renninger@fd.com, for NTT America, Inc.; Samantha Weeks of Airfoil Public Relations - High Tech PR, +1-650-241-1710, pr@terrapass.com, for TerraPass NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NTT America, Inc. NTTA, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, announced today...
Tags: Ntt America Inc.
Research articles 2008-01-25
Qantas going green.(Asia Pacific)
Australian national carrier Qantas has launched a carbon-offset program, and pledged to offset the carbon emissions of every international and domestic flight by Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar on September 19--the first day of the program. Australian national carrier Qantas has launched a carbon-offset ...
Tags: Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2007-11-01
Queensland Motorists Get Option To Offset Carbon Emissions
QUEENSLAND MOTORISTS will soon have the option to offset their vehicles' carbon emissions through a voluntary payment that will go toward the state's forestry projects. As part of the new Reverse The Effect programme, motorists will receive a flyer with their car registration renewal inviting them to make a donation...
Tags: Car, Vehicle, Motorist, car registration renewal
News items 2009-11-04
Tenaska Proposes Tree Planting in Russia to Offset Carbon Monoxide Emissions. (Originated from The Tacoma News Tribune, Wash.)
TACOMA--Nov. 3--Tenaska Corp. proposed tree planting in Russia to offset carbon dioxide emissions at its new power plant south of Tacoma. TACOMA--Nov. 3--Tenaska Corp. proposed tree planting in Russia to offset carbon dioxide emissions at its new power plant south of Tacoma.
Tags: Tribune Co.
Research articles 1994-11-02
Energy Roundup: Google Buys Carbon Credits, Ba-bye to Oil and Gas Tax Breaks, Biofuels Subsidies Hit $400 Billion, and More
Google scoops up carbon credits in effort to offset emissions -- Google's effort "to do no evil" took a little longer than expected in the carbon credits arena. The search engine giant bought enough carbon credits to offset all of its emissions from 2007 and some from 2008. The company's...
Tags: Google Inc., Biofuel, Oil & Gas, Tax Break, Carbon Credit, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-05-07
What Is Carbon Credit?
What Is Carbon Credit?Title is MisleadingI think the title misrepresents offsets. Offsets are not an indulgence to reduce or deflect your guilt. If they are used to "clear your carbon conscience", they are used inappropriatelyRather they should be incorporated as part of an organization's overall emission reduction strategy. The emphasis...
Tags: carbon
Discussion threads 2008-02-07
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair buy carbon offsets
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and subsidiary Dragonair are buying 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions reductions from JPMorgan Climate Care. The carbon offsets, which will be sold under the airlines’ FLY greener offset programme, are from three Chinese projects including a run-of-river hydroelectric power plant in Guizhou and a...
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Cathay Pacific, Editorial, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Articles 2009-07-06
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