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Green Shopping Made Easier

“The true product of a business is not what it sells, but how it sells it.”- Michael Gerber
Following this philosophy, Carbonfund.org’s recent partner Green Valley Shop, LLC was established to implement sustainable business practices.
Green Valley Shop offers environmental products that are sold in their online store.  Their product selection adheres to “strict criteria of environmental [...]

‘Cash For Clunkers’ Car Rebate System Begins

The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), also known as ‘cash for clunkers’ began today- with a mission to reduce pollution by subsidizing purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles.
While the program is geared towards reducing emissions by replacing gas-guzzling vehicles with greener models, it also expected to stimulate the economy by spurring consumer spending. At the same [...]

US Mutual Fund States Its Carbon Footprint

Green Century Balanced Fund became the first U.S mutual fund to report its carbon footprint according to Planetsave. According to an independent analysis, the mutual fund’s carbon intensity (i.e.  carbon emissions per million dollars of revenue) is two-thirds lower than that of the S&P 500 Index.
Among the sixteen other sustainable investment funds analyzed, Green Century [...]

Bands Hitting the Green Notes

Breaking guitars, flaming stages and road tours with a large carbon footprint is totally not their style. They bike 500 miles to their solar-powered recording studio, they are veggie-eating locavores, and their instruments are energy efficient, recycled and even made from fallen trees. The idea of “living the life of a rock-star” is taking a [...]

Rise In Sea Levels Turns Out Worse Than IPCC Thought

New Scientist rings the alarm in an article about how rise in sea-levels is actually worse than thought. Contributing Editor Anil Ananthaswamy says that figures (increment of about 50 centimeters by 2100) released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 excludes the natural geological dynamics of sea levels. Ananthaswamy adds an interesting [...]

Carbonfund.org Partners Virgin America and JetBlue Ranked Best of 2009 in Travel+Leisure

Congratulations to our partners Virgin America and JetBlue Airways for snagging the highest ranks in Travel+Leisure’s 14th Annual World’s Best Awards for domestic airlines.
Travel+Leisure’s rankings are determined from an annual poll based on ratings from its readers. Both airline partners have pages with us where passengers can offset their flight in support of Carbonfund.org’s [...]

Billions of Hours and Dollars Lost In Traffic Congestion

Texas Transportation Institute reports that congestion caused travelers in 2007 to waste 2.8 billion gallons of fuel and lose 4.2 billion hours in traffic in the U.S. The report titled The Urban Mobility Report calculates that a combined national cost of at least $87.2 billion in 2007 was wasted in traffic congestion. Although this [...]

Mobilejets Greens Business Travel

Part limousine and part boardroom, CarbonFree® Partner Mobilejets, offers a unique solution to business travel. The coverage of their 2008 Mercedes-Benz limousine vans outfitted with state-of-the-art technology was ranked as the third most watched video in CNN.com.
Mobilejets was aware that being a part of the transport industry would result in a substantial carbon footprint. [...]

EPA Approves California Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has let California move forward with greenhouse gas emissions limits on new motor vehicles. The waiver from current federal standards means California can impose its emissions standards, the country’s first aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, beginning with the 2009 model year and increase them annually, with a goal of a [...]

Obama urges, “Make No Mistake, This Is a Jobs Bill.”

President Obama reiterated his support for the energy bill again on Thursday afternoon, acknowledging the assortment of economic and energy security benefits the bill would bring to the United States if it is passed by the House of Representatives today.
The climate change bill currently under debate by the House aims to  reduce nationwide greenhouse gas [...]