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Greg Taylor on November 6th, 2009
Building on their environmental leadership, Lafarge has made the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) recent MOU signing with the United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (USBCSD) CarbonFree®. Working together, the WHC and USBCSD will help the public and private sectors support sustainability, ecosystem services, wildlife habitat, education and community outreach projects.
David Carroll of Lafarge, a [...]
Shira Silberg on November 5th, 2009
Our new partner, Clean Air Cab, is a carbon neutral taxi company serving the Phoenix metro area. In addition to purchasing carbon offsets from Carbonfund.org, they go above and beyond and also plant ten trees per month for each cab they have on the road. For October, Clean Air Cab has planted 260 trees! They [...]
Emily Pugliese on November 5th, 2009
Two free webinars will enable you to learn about two exciting programs we offer- product certification, featuring the first carbon neutral product label in the US– CarbonFree® Certified, and our CarbonFree® Business program. You can sign up for them now: the product certification webinar on Nov. 12, and the business program webinar on Nov. 17.
The [...]
Ivan Chan on November 2nd, 2009
With the Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference set to begin in about a month, we’ll be blogging on developments regarding the conference. Carbonfund.org has been advocating for strong climate legislation by the US to reduce the country’s contribution to global warming. In addition, we have educated and outreached on global warming to our supporters as [...]
Shira Silberg on October 30th, 2009
If you are still scrambling for a costume for this weekend think about how you can make your Halloween fashions more eco-friendly!
1) Store bought costumes are boring and wasteful – make your own! – Costumes from a store are often made of plastic and you probably only wear them once! Dig deep in your closet [...]
Shira Silberg on October 30th, 2009
Planning a wedding is hard work. I would know – I’m getting married in May! It is even more work to plan an eco-friendly event, and think of how every detail impacts the environment. That is why Elegance & Simplicity Wedding & Event Designers are so great. They thought of EVERYTHING. They have wind powered [...]
Shira Silberg on October 2nd, 2009
The Union Station Bike Transit Center, dubbed the first commuter bike station on the East Coast, in D.C. is having its grand opening and accepting memberships online. To learn about the offerings and memberships at the 100+ bike facility, visit the Bikestation site. Bike and Roll, a leading bicycle rental and tours company, is handling [...]
Ivan Chan on September 29th, 2009
College of the Atlantic, the first college known to become carbon neutral, is now offsetting its emissions through Carbonfund.org and supporting the truck stop electrification project. Available in over 30 states around the country, the project enables long-haul truck drivers such as those carrying freight across states to avoid idling their engines for power and [...]
Ivan Chan on September 22nd, 2009
In the DC metro area, it’s Car Free Day, encouraging commuters to consider alternatives to driving. If more people biked, took transit or walked, not only would it free up some room on the highways and roads, it would reduce air pollution and encourage exercise. In fact, the DC metro area has some of the [...]
Ivan Chan on September 21st, 2009
Newsweek released its 2009 Green Rankings of America’s largest companies, and Carbonfund.org partners including Dell, Staples and Motorola came out among the leading companies!
Dell was recognized for its renewable energy use as well as having its operations carbon neutral through carbon offsets. In addition, Newsweek recognized the company for its product take-back and recycling programs. [...]
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