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14 Aug 07

The current carbon market actually encourages :: ENN

  • Under the Kyoto Protocol aimed at stemming climate change, there is no profitable reason for the 10 countries and one French territory with 20 percent of Earth's intact tropical forest to maintain this resource, according to a study in the journal Public Library of Science Biology.

    The Kyoto treaty and other talks on global warming focus on so-called carbon credits for countries and companies that plant new trees where forests have been destroyed. Trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas emitted by petroleum-fueled vehicles, coal-fired power plants and humans.

    At this point, there is no credit for countries that keep the forests they have, the study said.

    "The countries that haven't really been the target of deforestation have nothing to sell because they haven't deforested anything," said Gustavo Fonseca, one of the study's authors.
10 Aug 07

Climate Friendly

  • Calculate the carbon emissions from driving your car, air travel, and the electricity used in your home or office or combine travel and power to offset events such as a wedding or conference. We’ll tell you how many carbon credits you need to neutralise your emissions and become Climate Friendly™.
07 Aug 07

Gov. Bill ritter on solar

  • conversation with Governor Bill Ritter. He's installed solar panels at the governor's mansion. But, as Ritter touts solar as part of his new energy economy, some Coloradans say they can't afford to do what their governor did.
06 Aug 07

Maria Energia: Exciting National and Local Developments

  • On Saturday the U.S. House passed 220-190 the Udall-Platts amendment to the House energy bill. The amendment calls for a federal renewable energy standard (RES) of 15 percent renewables by 2020. Now the House energy bill has to be reconciled with the Senate version (which doesn't include an RES) and the White House has threatened to veto any legislation that includes a national goal for renewable energy. So although it is exciting news that the House passed an RES for the first time ever, there many huge hurdles to go before it could ever become law this year.

New law to require greenhouse gas stickers on new vehicles

  • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Governor Spitzer has signed legislation requiring automakers to put a "global warming index" sticker on new cars and passenger trucks beginning in the 2010 model year, detailing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

    New York is the second state in the nation to pass the legislation, following California.
28 Jul 07

Walk Score - How walkable is your house?

Want to know how walkable your neighborhood is? Or the neighborhood you’re thinking of living in? Go to walkscore.com.

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27 Jul 07

Inhabitat » BLACKLE: The Black Google

  • The site comes in response to a blog post in January written by Mark Ontkush, a frequent contributor to Treehugger, entitled “Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year.” The estimate is based on the difference in average watts it takes to display a white web page versus a black web page, essentially 74 to 59, and weighs it against how many times people “Google” something in a day (roughly 200 million hits).
26 Jul 07

100 Mile Diet: Local Eating for Global Change » About

  • Dozens of individuals and grassroots groups have since launched their own 100-Mile Diet adventures. The need now is clear: a locus where 100-milers can get the information they need to try their own lifestyle experiments, and to exchange ideas and develop campaigns. That locus will be here at 100MileDiet.org—turning an idea into a movement.

sustainablog: Hypermilers and Nickels Out the Window

  • "hypermiling," or using techniques while driving to increase fuel efficiency, is catching on in the St. Louis area. According to Post-Dispatch writer Elisa Crouch,
08 Jul 07

Has anyone bothered to calculate the carbon footprint - The Rant

  • A Daily Mail investigation has revealed that far from saving the planet, the extravaganza will generate a huge fuel bill, acres of garbage, thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions, and a mileage total equal to the movement of an army.

House chairman floats 'carbon tax' plan to show its unpopularity

  • Michigan's John Dingell, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, says he will propose a "carbon tax" on the burning of fossil fuels. But he says he only is offering the plan to show how unpopular it would be.
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