Carbon Catalog, consumer reports for carbon offsets
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Carbon FundPosted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:26amCarbon catalog is a great site for carbon offset newbies. Launched in September 2007, Carbon Catalog gathered all the publicly available information on carbon offset providers and projects, and archived them in one site. They aim to offer detailed unbiased information for carbon offset purchasers.
Click here to give their site a visit. The map
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Radiative Forcing Key Concept in Airline Carbon Offset Program from CarbonFund.org
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Corbett K.Posted
Mon 01 Dec 2008 10:14am
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In preparing for the flight, I examined my options for a carbon credit so that
the net contribution to global warming of flying more than 1,000 miles each way
will be a net zero. Since jetBlue has partnered with CarbonFund.org, I knew that
I would like what I saw when I visited the special page on CarbonFund.org to
offset my trip. I was very pleasantly surprised
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What Was Your Carbon Footprint in 2008? CarbonFund.org Has Flexible Options to Offset It
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Corbett K.Posted
Fri 12 Dec 2008 12:23pm
, the statistic of 24 tons of carbon generated per
year per capita is a powerful one. Now, I get just as jolly during the holiday
season as anyone but with the news about global warming worsening month by
month, I would be negligent if I didn’t encourage all of my readers to embrace
carbon offsets once the buzz of Christmas and New Year’s has passed.
So, have you
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What is a Carbon Footprint? Why is it important to offset your Carbon Footprint?
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Janice S.Posted
Thu 02 Oct 2008 4:21pm
Our carbon footprint is the direct effect our actions and lifestyle have on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. CO2 increases greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. We all contribute to global warming every day.
Carbon Footprints are made up of two parts, the direct or primary footprint and the indirect
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Carbon Capture and Storage Project Seeks Carbon Dioxide Storage Site
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US Department of EnergyPosted
Wed 03 Nov 2010 12:00am
Alliance announced on October 25 that it is seeking proposals from communities that would like to host the carbon dioxide storage site for the FutureGen 2.0 project, the first commercial-scale coal-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage. For the project, Ameren Energy Resources, the Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Air Liquide Process & Construction
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SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credits from the Voluntary Carbon Standard
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Neal ..Posted
Fri 20 Mar 2009 3:20pm
I had the chance to catch up with Robert Dornau, an economist who is Vice President of SGS Climate Change Programme, one of the leading verifiers of carbon credits, just as SGS verified the first carbon credits under the Voluntary Carbon Standard.
Robert, I saw the press release on the first verified VCUs by SGS. Can you tell me a little bit
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