Farmers get money for capturing carbon (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil. Dobrinski, who farms near Makoti in northwestern North Dakota, said protecting the planet from global warming is not the primary reason he enrolled in National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. It's about money. "I am considerate of the environment, but I'm doing it more for my own pocketbook," ... Read more »

Farmers Union says carbon credit program includes nearly 2,300 farmers and ranchers nationally (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

BISMARCK, N.D. - Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil. Dobrinski, who farms near Makoti in northwestern North Dakota, said protecting the planet from global warming is not the primary reason he enrolled in National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. Read more »

Carbon-credit market trial to start in October (The Japan Times)

The Japan Electric Power Exchange will start trading carbon credits in October on a trial basis as part of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's goal to cut greenhouse gases by more than half, officials said. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has directed the 39-member bourse in Tokyo to design a Web-based trading platform, a METI official said on condition of anonymity because details haven't ... Read more »

Global Warming or Global Governance? (The Epoch Times)

If you were to ask ten people on the street if mankind’s activities are causing global warming, my guess is that a majority would say yes. In fact, a Gallup poll conducted July 23-26, 2007 found that 63% believed that global warming is caused mostly by human activities. But is this perception of global warming based on fact or just misguided opinion? Read more »