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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...
- Articles 2008-02-05
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- Carbon Offsets: The Next Cash Crop for Farmers?
- Climate legislation could pad --not punish -- the bottom line of farmers who embrace the potential cash crop of the carbon offsets market, according to a report released this week by the Department of Agriculture. The USDA analysis examines the possible impact of climate legislation that reduces...
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-12-28
- Planes, Trains, and Carbon Offsets
- As more eco-conscious travelers use third parties to purchase carbon offsets for their air travel, airlines are incorporating the offsets into their online reservation process. Air Canada and Continental are two of the latest airlines to offer the service, and the business-class only Silverjet is completely carbon-neutral. ...
- Blog posts 2007-05-31
- U.S. State Attorneys General Call upon FTC to Set Carbon Offsets Guidelines
- Ten U.S. state attorneys general ask the U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC for guidelines and more oversight of the $100 million carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates REC markets. Ten U.S. state attorneys general ask the U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC for guidelines and more oversight of the $100...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- 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...
- Articles 2009-07-06
- Carbon offsets: Self–imposed tax for guilt–ridden polluters
- PARIS AFP — Hunting for a present for a pair of environmentally-sensitive newlyweds? Try this: a "just married" voucher worth 180 euros (234 dollars)... in carbon offsets. Smaller than a toaster but more meaningful, this piece of paper will compensate for nine tonnes of perilous, climate-damaging carbon dioxide (CO2)....
- Research articles 2007-01-31
- Virgin to offer carbon offsets alongside drinks and perfume
- LONDON AFP — Travellers flying on Virgin Atlantic will soon be offered carbon offsets alongside alcohol and perfume in front of their fellow passengers in an effort to shame them into buying them, The Times reported on Thursday. The cost of carbon offsetting will depend on the length of...
- Research articles 2007-11-08
- Continental Airlines Plans to Offer Passengers Carbon Offsets
- ENERGY RESOURCE-30 May 2007-Continental Airlines Plans to Offer Passengers Carbon OffsetsC2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com
- Research articles 2007-05-30
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-12-29
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- 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...
- News items 2009-10-15
- Why Your Company Should Already Be Trading Carbon Credits
- US companies should be trading in overseas carbon credit markets right now; not waiting for the idea to become law here. Why the hurry? By understanding carbon credit markets today, you will have a competitive advantage tomorrow as your competitors struggle to come up to speed after...
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Sustainable Travel International and Continental Airlines to offer carbon offsetting programme.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 May 2007-CONTINENTAL AIRLINES: Sustainable Travel International and Continental Airlines to offer carbon offsetting programmeC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31052007 Sustainable Travel International and Continental Airlines today announced plans to offer customers the option to participate in a carbon offsetting...
- Research articles 2007-05-31
- The GreenLife Organization, LLC to Provide Comprehensive Solutions for Reducing Carbon Footprints via Renewable Energy and Carbon Offsets
- Global Environmental Investment Leader RNK Capital LLC to Back GreenLife[TM]; Former NBC Network President Neil Braun Named Chairman and CEO NEW YORK -- Today, RNK Capital, one of the preeminent investors in renewable energy and carbon emission reduction projects, announced the formation of The GreenLife Organization, LLC [www.greenlife.com], the...
- Research articles 2007-11-28
- Cooper Mountain seeks carbon neutrality
- Cooper Mountain Vineyards, a 17,000-case per year producer in Beaverton, Ore., plans to be certified carbon neutral early next year. Having inventoried its carbon emissions, the winery plans to reduce vehicle fuel use, use biodiesel and renewable or solar energy, retrofit electric outlets and continue employee education on conservation. Next...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Insurer plans to cut risks with zero carbon score.
- Byline: Leon Gettler Nov 15, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Insurance Australia Group IAG is taking practical action to deal with climate change. CEO Michael Hawker told shareholders that the insurance company plans to be carbon-neutral in five years. ...
- Research articles 2006-11-15
- Booming Man Group set to go carbon neutral
- The hedge fund giant Man Group revealed plans yesterday to become one of the first FTSE100 companies to go completely carbon-neutral, reducing the number of flights its staff take, and committing to pay "carbon offsets" on the environmentally-unfriendly activities which it cannot avoid. Speaking at the company's...
- Research articles 2006-06-02
- Dole Food Company, Inc. Announces Earth Day Agreement to Offset Carbon Emissions from Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica
- WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Company, Inc. announced today that its operating division in Costa Rica, Standard Fruit Company de Costa Rica S.A., will purchase carbon offsets from the Costa Rican Government's program in amounts equal to the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the inland transport of Dole produced...
- Research articles 2008-04-21
- Seasonal Carbon Offsets Direct from Brazil Offered by CantorCO2e on eBay
- CantorCO2e Assists Pop!Tech's Unprecedented Carbon Initiative via eBay Giving Works
- Research articles 2007-12-12
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