Here’s an interesting post on the carbon offeset market. The post begins with a criticism about the lack of transparency with Terrapass, and moves onto discussing this problem within the industry in general: What would be wonderful would be if there could be a genuine market in carbon credits, rather than the inefficient mix of… Continue reading The Problem With Carbon Offset Markets
Category: Global Warming
Externalities From The Ethanol Boom
We’ve heard the critics say how the ethanol boom is causing the price of many of our food sources to rise. The New York Times reports that the United States is buying less than half the amount of food for aid than it did earlier this decade. The higher food prices have not only reduced… Continue reading Externalities From The Ethanol Boom
RechargeIT.org: A Google.org Project
From earlier this week, Google announced plans to invest up to $10 million in green startups and has a request for proposals out. Google.org is committed to finding innovative transportation solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Earlier this summer, Google.org launched its RechargeIT Initiative to accelerate the adoption of plug-in hybrid… Continue reading RechargeIT.org: A Google.org Project
Earth2Tech- New Blog About Technology, Innovation, and Climate Change
There’s a new blog on our radar– To put it cogently, Earth2Tech is a blog that covers green tech. The new blog published by the Gigaom team was covered in this weekend’s New York Times. The blog is “devoted to the business of clean technologies, its innovations and everything else,†he explained on his main… Continue reading Earth2Tech- New Blog About Technology, Innovation, and Climate Change
Citi Will Plant A Tree On Your Behalf If You Go Paperless
I love seeing programs like this. In conjunction with The National Arbor Day Foundation, Citi will plant a tree on your behalf if you enroll in paperless statements. Here’s the text from the message: Enroll in Paperless Statements today, and Citi will plant a tree on your behalf. Maybe you recycle. Maybe you drive a… Continue reading Citi Will Plant A Tree On Your Behalf If You Go Paperless
Zerofootprint Fights Global Warming Through Technology And Innovation
Zerofootprint is a non-profit that “combines the best financial engineering, environmental engineering, social networking tools and business intelligence to create products and services that help large corporations, organizations and individuals significantly reduce their environmental footprint.” Zerofootprint sells carbon offsets and also raises awareness about Global Warming by leveraging technology. They offer widgets, white-label web solutions,… Continue reading Zerofootprint Fights Global Warming Through Technology And Innovation
The Canary Project Revisited
Last year I wrote about The Canary Project in a post about Global Warming. They’ve recently launched a new awareness campaign– here is the info: The Canary Project has continued its work, and I thought you might like to share its latest awareness campaign – Increase Your Albedo – with your readers. Albedo is the… Continue reading The Canary Project Revisited
Michael Dell Promotes Energy Offsets
Michael Dell announced a program called “Plant A Tree for Me” which will ask customers purchasing Dell computers to donate money to the Conservation Fund and Carbonfund, which both promote ways to reduce or offset carbon emissions by planting trees. I’m big on tree planting, having spent countless hours planting hundreds of trees with TreePeople… Continue reading Michael Dell Promotes Energy Offsets
Weekend Global Warming Links
Wired News has an article about how warmer ocean temperatures are impacting ecosystems in the Pacific. The failure of last year’s Pacific upwelling killed seabirds from California to British Columbia. Scientists had hoped the change was just a natural temperature fluctuation in what is known as the California Current. But the return of higher ocean… Continue reading Weekend Global Warming Links