Carbon Offsets

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A Lot of Bogus: The Story of Offsets

Patrick McCully | Posted 12.11.2009 | Green

Read More: International Rivers, Cap and Trade, Reducing Carbon Emissions, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Trading, Green News

if anyone does want a more comprehensive analysis of offsets (without having to read a small forest's worth of reports) I strongly recommend "Carbonomics," a recent episode of Dan Rather Reports.

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Eco Etiquette: 6 Tips For (More) Eco-Friendly Flying

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Kindle, Bio Jet Fuel, Airplane Emissions, Thanksgiving Travel Tips, Green Travel, Carbon Offsets, Bottled Water, Ecousable, Green Living, Eco-Etiquette, Green News

I generally try to be eco-conscious, but it always seems like all bets are off when I have to fly somewhere. Obviously, air travel itself is bad for t...

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Displacement Of Local Peoples As Coporations Buy Carbon Offsets

Mother Jones | James Ridgeway | Posted 11.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Chevron, American Electric Power, General Motors, Carbon Offsets, Corporations, Sustainability, Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous People., Amazon, Climate Change, Green News

THERE IS ANOTHER vexing question inherent in preserving forests: What happens to the people who use the land? Efforts to protect biodiversity in the d...

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Finally, Good News on Climate! US Carbon Emissions Drop

Patrick McCully | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Dirty Coal, Peak Carbon, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Offsets, Peak Oil, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Climate Change, Natural Gas, International Rivers, Global Warming, Green News

The drop in emissions means that we are already more than halfway to the goal of the cap-and-trade bill passed by the House of Representatives of a 17% cut from 2005 to 2020.

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Air Travel Made Greener: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Fuel, Carbon Emissions, Luggage, Green, Airplanes, Travel, Air Travel, Paper, Recycling, Carbon Offsets, Waste, Plastic, Flight, Planes, Weight Loss, Sierra Club, Airlines, Reducing Waste, Customer Service, Baggage, Green News

Though air travel is unavoidable at times, there are a few things responsible travelers can do to make flights greener.

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Carbon Offsets: Offsetting The Carbon Footprint Of Work Trips

Grist | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Offset Credits, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Footprint, Green News

Lately I have been traveling a lot for work. This has made me seriously consider buying offsets for these trips. I know that it is better to not trave...

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Airport Carbon Offset Kiosks Coming To A City Near You?

treehugger.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Airports, Reducing Carbon Emissions, Gavin Newsom, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Offsets, Air Travel, San Francisco, San Francisco-California, Green News

Personally, while carbon offsets may not be an ideal solution in the long-term, nor a substitute for developing ways to avoid the carbon emissions bei...

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Carbon Offsets Are A CROC

Daniel Kessler | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Offsets, Greenpeace, Aces, Croc, Cap and Trade, Global Warming, Funny Videos, Green News

Carbon offsets often do not deliver promised results. The use of these sorts of offsets would not only give big polluters a giant loophole, it could actually increase global warming pollution.

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New Climate Bill Could Create "Super Lobby" Against U.S. Emissions Reductions

Teryn Norris | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Waxman-Markey, Climate Policy, Climate Lobby, Carbon Market, Carbon Trading, Aces, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Derivatives, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News

A closer examination reveals that the American Clean Energy abd Security Act could create a "super-lobby" of interest groups that will significantly diminish the possibility of achieving future reforms.

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CBO: Waxman-Markey to Reduce Cumulative Emissions Just 2% Between 2012-2020

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, House of Representatives, Climate Policy, Congress, Carbon Offsets, Edward Markey, Waxman-Markey, Climate Change, Henry Waxman, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Green News

The CBO has published the first predictions from a government agency about the actual impact on U.S. emissions likely to result from the version of the Waxman-Markey legislation.

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The Catch-22 of Waxman-Markey: Is Offsetting Inevitable?

Teryn Norris | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Offsets, Climate Policy, Energy Policy, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Bill, Waxman-Markey, Ed Markey, Henry Waxman, Green Energy, Green News

And finally, what happened to the "hard cap" and "emissions reduction certainty" that cap and trade advocates have long promised?

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Climate Bill's Emissions "Cap" May Let U.S. Emissions Rise for Next Twenty Years

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 06.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Policy, Carbon Offsets, Waxman-Markey, Environment, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News

[Updated 6/18/09 to more clearly explain and depict the potential banking of offsets.] At the heart of the nearly thousand page long climate change a...

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Transforming the African Brand Through Sustainability

Richard Seireeni | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon, Wind Power, Kenya, Carbon Offsets, Organic Food, Geothermal, Mobile Phones, Africa, Environment, Sustainability, Geothermal Energy, Organic, Green News

An African brand driven by sustainability can establish new rules for participation in African growth, one that extends its rewards to those at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

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Eco-Extrava-gay-ances

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.13.2009 | Green

In an industry-wide turn-around, many high-end labels are trying to change their luxury goods businesses by "double air kissing" new environmental and labor standards.

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Will Carbon Offsets Survive the Downturn?

Maura Judkis | Posted 03.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Offsets, Carbon Emissions, Economic Crisis, Brighter Planet, Environment, Credit Cards, Green Living, Carbon Footprint, Green News

Recently, I caught up with Patti Prairie, the CEO of offset provider Brighter Planet, to talk about how consumers will be green in tough times.

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Carbon Offsets Coming To San Francisco Airport

New York Times | Kate Galbraith | Posted 02.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Travel, Carbon Offsets, San Francisco, Green News

This spring, travelers entering San Francisco International Airport will see a new type of kiosk at check-in -- one offering carbon offsets for those ...

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Carbon Neutrality: What It Means And What It Doesn't Mean

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Dell Environment Plan, Corporate Responsibility, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Neutrality, Dell, Computers, Environment, Green Economy, Green Business, Dell Carbon Neutral, Sustainability, Green News

The Wall Street Journal reported today on corporate goals of "carbon neutrality" and just what those goals entail. The story presents a highly skeptic...

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Goldman Sachs Invests In Company That Delivers Clean Power to Developing Countries

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Clean Power, Goldman Sachs, Carbon Credits, Developing Countries, E+Co, Cap-and-Trade, Green News, Carbon Offsets, Bluesource, Green News

Goldman Sachs has recently invested in another carbon-offset company, in the latest sign of investment banks' interest in the area. On Monday E&Co, a...

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Nobody's Talking Cap-And-Trade Now, But Goldman Sachs Bets On It

Wall Street Journal | Jeffrey Ball | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Carbon Offsets, Cap-and-Trade, Environment, Carbon Credits, Green News

It looks like the financial wizards at Goldman Sachs are betting that the U.S. government is going to impose a cap-and-trade system for global-warming...

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HuffPost Green Experts' Panel Ask Dell About Sustainability

Huffington Post | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Carbon Offsets, S Renewable Energy, Dell, Computers, Environment, Green Business, Digital Devices, Plant a Tree, Money Saving, Green News

Corporate America is one of the most important fronts in the struggle to turn the country green. If businesses buy into sustainable efforts, the reaso...

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Online Video Contest Aims To Inspire Lawmakers On Warming

Dot Earth | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Politics, Environmental Policy, Carbon Offsets, Environment, Arts, Congress, Global Warming, Film, Climate Change, Green News

Winners have been chosen in an online video contest aimed at inspiring the next president, Congress and the public to take meaningful action on human-...

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Do "Quality" Carbon Offsets Exist?

Andrew Winston | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Carbon Offsets, Carbon Footprint, Edf, Green News

Ideally, you want something that is measurable and legitimately reduces the amount of carbon going into the atmosphere (why spend money on something that may not accomplish what you hoped?).

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The Eco-Sins and Virtues of Joe Biden

Jeanie Pyun | Posted 11.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Carbon Offsets, Carbon Emissions, Barack Obama, Private Jet, Electric Cars, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Meat, Hillary Clinton, Green News

The Scranton-born son of a car salesman, Joe Biden has often made reference to his "average Joe" means. Indeed, his three bedroom, two bathroom, single family, Colonial residence -- under 1,800+ square feet and on a little over four acres -- is typical of the area.

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Greening Hollywood Gambles on Fox Fall's Eco-Casino

Paige Donner | Posted 10.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Evites, Make Love Not Trash, Fox Fall TV Shows, Fox Broadcasting, Eco-Casino, Home Depot, Sustainable, Recycled Cutlery, Cisco, Carbon Offsets, London West Hotel, Bones, Green Events, Post Consumer Recycled Paper Products, Palomar Hotel, Ambrose, Schwinn, Green News

One of the most common comments heard in the "green" movement is that voting with your dollars, on everyday personal and business decisions, is the qu...

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Greening 150,000 Roadies, is it possible?: Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco

Patrick Pfeiffer | Posted 09.26.2008 | Green

This year's Democratic National Convention is following suit: organic food, alternative energy transportation, and carbon offsetting are mitigating the masses.

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