NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana could become a player in emerging cap & trade markets by selling “carbon credits” tied to restoration of the Mississippi River delta. “We can tap that market to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars without making … Go to Source Read more »
La. focus of carbon-credit proposal – Opelousas Daily World
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana, scene of one of the biggest environmental reconstruction projects in U.S. history, could become a major player in emerging cap-and-trade markets by selling “carbon credits” tied to the restoration of its Mississippi River … Go to Source Read more »
Carbon Credit Program Won’t Stop Clear-Cutting – NBC San Diego
California has officially approved a controversial new fee on utilities and other companies that spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, as part of a bill signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006. However, companies can ultimately … Go to Source Read more »
Sierra Gold Announces Signing of Carbon Credit Contract to Create … – MSN Money
TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sierra Gold Corporation (Pink Sheets:SGCP) announced today that it has signed a Carbon Credit Funding contract with Green Giant Venture Fund. It is estimated that the process of completing the various … Go to Source Read more »
Broker paid K200,000 for carbon ‘consultancy’ – National
A PAPUA New Guinea governing party power broker was paid K200,000, ultimately funded by Australian environment firm Carbon Planet, for “consultation” on carbon trading deals central to a pending investigation. National Alliance (NA) party vice … Go to Source Read more »
Jones: Hail Caesar Barack Obama – Salt Lake Tribune
I caught David Letterman on the Barack Obama Show last week. Or was it the other way around? It’s hard to tell these days. The president gets more air than Shaun White in the half pipe. Nationally televised speeches. Web casts. Sunday talk-show … Go to Source Read more »
Brasher: Value of climate credits, foreign ownership concern U.S … – Des Moines Register
Washington, D.C. – Farmers believe they can play a part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they want money for what they do. That demand is proving to be tough for Congress to do. A House-passed climate bill would allow farmers and landowners … Go to Source Read more »
Sierra Gold Announces Planned Participation in Carbon Credit Programs … – MSN Money
TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sierra Gold Corporation (Pink Sheets:SGCP) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the landowners in its area of agricultural interests to utilize up to 70% of its agricultural holdings for … Go to Source Read more »
The New Post-Lehman Capitalist World – Forbes
It has been 52 weeks since the end of capitalism. Except that it didn’t end, as so many predicted, after Lehman fell on Sept. 15, 2008. Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump remain enormously popular. The bankers at firms like Goldman Sachs are still … Go to Source Read more »
Financial Soultions: JP Morgan Chase pursues carbon-credit trading … – PR Inside
2009-09-14 23:54:01 – $204 million bid on the table for Ecosecurities Group plc, out bidding firms co-founder. Carbon Acquisition Company Ltd, a wholly owned, subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and EcoSecurities Group plc made known that agreement … Go to Source Read more »