Market for carbon tracking is growing fast as “Green” goes big

Posted on August 10th, 2009.

Reuter, Los Angeles - A growing list of companies, from tiny start-ups to some of the world’s biggest corporations, is investing in products that will help them cash in on a mad dash for businesses to track their carbon footprints.
Giant software concerns Microsoft Corp and SAP AG along with U.S. manufacturer Johnson Controls Inc and [...]

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U.S. has plenty of carbon offset potential in “Green Fields” projects

Posted on August 7th, 2009.

Reuters, Colorado - Amanda Sutton looks over a wheat field in northern Colorado and sees a potential “carbon offset project” that could help curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming.
“This is a patch of highly-cultivated land that could provide potential carbon offsets,” she said, standing by the field which is owned by the city [...]

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CBO Report: Carbon offsets not perfect but can reduce costs

Posted on August 4th, 2009.

Reuters, New York - Carbon offsets could help slash costs in a U.S. market designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, but questions linger about whether all of the mechanisms fully cut such pollution, a Congressional Budget Office report said.
Annual savings from offsets under the climate legislation passed by the House of Representatives could be [...]

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Locke: U.S. should pay for carbon content of imported goods

Posted on July 17th, 2009.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - To address the serious threat of global warming, Americans should be required to “pay” for the carbon content of goods they consume from countries around the world, a top U.S. official said on Friday.
“It’s important that those who consume the products being made all around the world to the benefit of America [...]

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Green-e Climate Certifies LightWind Energy Carbon Offsets

Posted on December 5th, 2008.

The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that Green-e Climate has certified LightWind Energy’s new WindPower Carbon Offsets product. LightWind Energy joins the growing network of retail greenhouse gas reduction (carbon offset) providers that offer products certified by Green-e Climate, the nation’s leading certification and verification program for retail offsets.

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