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Today, Venom Power announced the release of its new Eco Alkaline™ batteries. These eco-responsible batteries feature:

Zero mercury
Zero cadmium
Zero lead
Zero carbon footprint, courtesy of Carbonfund.org’s product certification program, featuring the first carbon neutral label in the US.

The Venom Power Eco Alkaline batteries have been certified carbon neutral after a detailed product life-cycle assessment. The assessment [...]

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The 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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The Forest Carbon Offsetting Survey 2009 was released today at a time when forest-based carbon offset projects are playing an important role in combating global warming. The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), Conservation International, and others collaborated to produce this survey. The writers seek to understand current corporate attitudes toward forest-based carbon offsets to [...]

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Our project in northeastern Louisiana, the Tensas National Wildlife Refuge Reforestation Project, has become the first reforestation carbon offset project in North America to achieve dual validation to the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) as well as the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards with Gold Distinction. This is a huge milestone not only for the [...]

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