MONTREAL, QUEBEC– – Patriot Energy Corp. announced today that shortly after releasing its business model, the company has received tremendous positive feedback from carbon credit market professionals and environmentalist alike. Go to Source Read more »
Goa likely to earn carbon credit for hydro power units (The Hindu)
PANAJI: The Goa Government can earn carbon credits worth Rs 11 cr from the three hydro power generating units it has planned over river Mandovi in the state borders, said a senior government official. Go to Source Read more »
XBRL: the Solution for Carbon Credit and Smart Grid Accounting (O’Reilly Media)
During the State of the Union speech, President Obama made formal an assumption that had been emerging since his candidacy – his support for a carbon market as a vehicle for capping carbon emissions. In such a system greenhouse gas pollution emitters purchase a certain number of carbon credits. However, the supply of such credits [...] Read more »
Africa: ‘Climate Change Does Not Wait for Recessions’ (AllAfrica.com)
Kampala — Lack of money and technical know-how makes it difficult for poor farmers to participate in the Kyoto Protocol’s carbon trading mechanism aimed at reversing global warming. Meanwhile, the global economic crisis may further undermine investment in carbon trade in African countries. Go to Source Read more »
NFU President Buis to Step Down (AG Weekly)
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union President Tom Buis announced today he will be stepping down as NFU President, effective March 15, to serve as CEO of Growth Energy. Go to Source Read more »
NFU President Buis To Step Down (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
WASHINGTON — National Farmers Union President Tom Buis announced today he will be stepping down as NFU President, effective March 15, to serve as CEO of Growth Energy. His successor will be chosen by Farmers Union delegates at the upcoming national convention March 8-10 in Washington, D.C. Go to Source Read more »
No quick fix (The Star)
The role of carbon-offsetting in fixing global warming may have been overstated. Go to Source Read more »
FACTBOX-Kyoto AAU carbon credit market players – Forbes
March 2 (Reuters) – Under the Kyoto Protocol climate change pact, nations comfortably below greenhouse gas targets can sell excess emissions rights to other countries in the form of credits called Assigned Amount Units (AAUs). Critics call them “hot … Go to Source Read more »
Patriot Energy Receives Praise From Carbon Credit Markets and … – MSN MoneyCentral
Patriot Energy Corp. (PINKSHEETS: PGYC) announced today that shortly after releasing its business model, the company has received tremendous positive feedback from carbon credit market professionals and environmentalist alike. According to the … Go to Source Read more »
Carbon credit contention – Financial Mail
Sasol’s application to the UN to produce and sell carbon credits through its coal-to-liquids plant – which could earn the company an estimated R1,1bn annually – has been dismissed by environmentalist s as “no more than a particularly lucrative piece … Go to Source Read more »
Carbon credit workshop set – Gillette News Record
In cooperation with the Northeast Area Extension Office, the National Carbon Offset Coalition will host a carbon workshop Monday in Gillette. Landowners and the public are encouraged to attend the workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday at the Campbell … Go to Source Read more »
Africa: ‘Climate Change Does Not Wait for Recessions’ – AllAfrica.com
Kampala — Lack of money and technical know-how makes it difficult for poor farmers to participate in the Kyoto Protocol’s carbon trading mechanism aimed at reversing global warming. Meanwhile, the global economic crisis may further undermine … Go to Source Read more »
Ranchers skeptical of carbon storage – Caspar Star-Tribune
GILLETTE — Some Wyoming ranchers are expressing skepticism about using their land to help fight global warming. Most of the ranchers attending a workshop this week thought that capturing carbon dioxide through grass on their pastures was a way to … Go to Source Read more »
New Conservation Fund and C2I Advisers Broaden ImageTree Corporation … – Newswiretoday.com
NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 02/24/2009 – Evan H. Smith, vice president of forest acquisition and finance for The Conservation Fund, and B. Chandler Van Voorhis, a founding partner of C2I, LLC, a conservation … Go to Source Read more »