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 Emily Pugliese on October 16th, 2009100 years ago, the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley in Northeastern Louisiana was a wetland ecosystem that supported 22 million acres of forested habitat. After decades of land conversion for agriculture this region now supports less than 20% of that forested habitat. With help from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Trust [...]
Chris Driver on October 6th, 2009Carbonfund.org supports projects all across the world, and a project we are supporting is the Tengchong Conservation Carbon Project in the Yunnan Province of Southwestern China. This project is reforesting 1,093 acres at the south end of the Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve and will ultimately sequester nearly 170,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere.
Paul Burman on July 24th, 2009Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the midst of a five-day visit to India has not been received warmly by her hosts as she broaches the subject of carbon emissions reductions. Clinton is urging India to reduce its emissions in accord with proposed action of the rest of the world to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of [...]
Erkin Ozberk on June 30th, 2009Recent Grimsley High School graduate Will Leimenstoll of Greensboro, North Carolina set a great example of how to reduce what you can, offset what you can’t.
Chris Sewell on June 29th, 2009 Most people would be surprised to learn that the paper and printing industry has ranked fourth among the manufacturing industries in the amount of energy used. Producing paper and the electricity used for factory operations, as well as the actual printing process, demand lots of energy.
Brian McFarland on June 19th, 2009In 2007, Carbonfund.org and Paso Pacifico began working together to develop the Return to Forest Project. This ongoing reforestation effort is located in the Rivas and Granada Provinces of southwestern Nicaragua and covers nearly 1,000 acres. In addition to sequestering nearly 170,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, the Project also helps restore critical habitat corridors [...]
Chris Sewell on June 12th, 2009LeBlanc Floors is a green flooring contractor in Washington State with a company vision “to be a part of the solution.” For years they’ve promoted green practices by researching what their impact is on our environment and making decisions that help promote that. They encourage people to use woods that sustainably harvested woods (FSC certified) [...]
Sumayal Shrestha on June 11th, 2009Offsetting the carbon footprint of a wedding is popularly being pursued by couples who strive for carbon conscious living as a part of their marital commitment. An ABC affiliate reports on this latest green wedding tradition, which has been made easy and affordable by our very own ZeroCarbon™ Wedding Calculator. ZeroCarbon™ Wedding Calculator has [...]
Sumayal Shrestha on June 5th, 2009When it comes to business growth (or survival), going ‘green’ has proved to be more than a fleeting trend. Reports find that companies committed to sustainable business practices, even during the current market slowdown, continue achieving above-average performance in the financial market. Goldman Sachs found that companies that are on top of their environmental, social [...]
Paul Burman on June 4th, 2009The IPCC estimates that deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for 20% of global warming pollution; meaning any comprehensive solution to global warming must incorporate a way to reduce our emissions and keep trees in the ground. Emissions trading schemes like RGGI and CCAR already incorporate provisions that allow for forest based carbon offsets, and [...]
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