Articles tagged “Carbon Offsets”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Carbon Offset Scheme Demands High Fees from Poor Countries By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 27 2010 The UN Clean Development Mechanism allows consultants in rich countries to charge poor countries high fees to implement the carbon credit programs. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Carbon Offsets By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2010 Carbon offsets are all the rage with environmentalists and greenwashers alike. Get going with the best carbon offsets with our guide on How to Go Green: Carbon Offsets. + READ MORE

Readers' Choice Winners for TreeHugger's Best Of Green Awards - Travel and Nature By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 8 2010 By awarding excellence in more than 200 categories across eight topics, TreeHugger applauds the pioneers who rise above business-as-usual in search of a better way. And this year was extra special - it included readers' choice winners. + READ MORE

How Wetlands are Good For Your Health, Good For The Planet By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 3 2010 The balance of our ecology depends upon these middle kingdoms of biological activity. Wetlands are considered the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. + READ MORE

Why We Need a Carbon Tax Instead of Carbon Offsets By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Dec 29 2009 We simply cannot stem the free flow of greenhouse gases without making them more expensive to emit. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: "24" Pledged to Go Green More Than A Year Ago; Is It Carbon Neutral Yet? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 30 2009 Fox News announced more than a year ago that it would be carbon neutral by 2010, and 24 was the first show to live up to the goal. How'd it get there, and is the rest of the network on track? + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: Is Hollywood Really Going Green? By Rachel Cernansky IN Fashion & Beauty Oct 30 2009 Hollywood institutions are taking eco-friendly baby steps, with a few individuals making real strides for environment. But the entertainment industry on the whole has to do more than buy offsets before it can really call itself green. + READ MORE

Don't Just Offset Your Carbon Emissions, Retire Them! By Mat McDermott IN Tech & Transport Oct 20 2009 Want an alternative to traditional carbon offset services? Consider retiring them: Using a service which buys up rights to pollute and then takes them out of circulation. + READ MORE

Project Censored: Four Of the Year's Most Important Environment Stories That You Probably Haven't Read By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 19 2009 Every year, Project Censored compiles the 25 most important but under-reported stories of the year. This year, some urgent environmental issues are included, and if you consider yourself concerned about the environment, you really should know about them. + READ MORE

Don't Fall for the Carbon Offset CROC (Video) By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Sep 18 2009 Carbon offsets are a CROC. Watch this video and find out why. + READ MORE

How to Use Carbon Offsets for More Than Green Atonement By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Sep 2 2009 When you do something that emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, you can purchase offsets which helps to fund projects that actively or passively take carbon out of the atmosphere. Here's how to make carbon offsets more than just a form of atonement. + READ MORE

Know Your Eco-Getaways? (Quiz) By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 20 2009 Eco-globe trotting has become all the rage, but do you know the greenest places to spend your green? Choose countries and areas of the globe that truly respect the planet. Learn about them in this quiz on eco-getaways. + READ MORE

5 Cheap Green Alternatives to Hotels By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 8 2009 Want to hit the road without breaking your budget or making your carbon footprint any bigger? One of the best ways to meet great people, experience local life in new places, save money, and minimize your impact is to get away from hotels altogether. There are some excellent ways to ditch the tourist scene and still have a comfortable place to stay—find locals who are offering their couch or spare room, or even swap houses or apartments during your vacation. + READ MORE

Quickly Calculate The Carbon of Your Flights By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Jun 23 2009 So, you've checked yourself and figure you're a pretty green globetrotter. You know all about how flying creates some serious carbon emissions, and that offsetting your carbon footprint is a big part of being an eco-friendly traveler. + READ MORE

Green Bomb Brooklyn: Gillian Anderson Approves By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 29 2009 If you live in Brooklyn and want to make a green statement, head over to DUMBO?s John and Jay Street intersection this Sunday, May 31. Many celebs are backing the initiative including actors Gillian Anderson and Casey Affleck. + READ MORE

Gear Your Vacation Around the "Getting There Greener" Guide By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors May 28 2009 Wanting to show that the journey is just as important as the final eco-destination, The Union of Concerned Scientists released a comprehensive analysis of the highest and lowest carbon options for vacation travel. + READ MORE

How to Offset the Carbon Emissions of Shipping Your Online Purchases By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect May 13 2009 Even if you're doing everything you possibly can to buy local—you patronize your local brick and mortar stores, visit the local farmers market to pick up the best seasonal produce, and walk or bike to these places—I'd bet you still end up ordering some things online. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Birthdays Without Pressure By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Apr 28 2009 Birthdays Without Pressure is "an informal group of parents and professionals who came together to start a local national conversation on what's happened to birthday parties ... We are a citizen action group. We don't meet primarily to help each other (although that happens) but to make a difference in our community and nation." The goal? To reduce out of control birthdays. Not sure what that means? Take the quiz. + READ MORE

How Much Ethanol Fuel Can Your Vehicle Handle? By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Apr 22 2009 This is a question which is currently in debate between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the automotive industry. Currently the standard for ethanol blend gasoline is 10 percent. This is the percentage that vehicles currently in production today are being manufactured to run in their fuel line, and are being warranted as such. So if you ask an automotive manufacturer just how much ethanol a regular gasoline engine can handle, they will tell you 10 percent and no more. + READ MORE

Have to Fly For Business? 5 Tips to Green Your Trip By Mat McDermott IN Tech & Transport Apr 21 2009 If you're like me—trying to minimize the impact your electricity use, your diet, your daily transportation and your things have on the planet?and have analyzed the carbon footprint of your whole life using a tool such as WattsOn, you very quickly see that one or two trips a year by plane can equal the impact of the + READ MORE