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Carbon offsets
Harp BioDigesters reduce and eliminate harmful GHG emissions by limiting the oxidation of carbon during our proprietary waste conversion process, and by sequestering the carbon in the resulting soil product(s). We not only reduce waste volume and sequester carbon, but we also reduce waste transportation and the overall real estate area needed for landfills (or compost areas). We can thus provide ...
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Solvay Chemicals, Inc. Commissions Landmark Mine Methane Recovery Facility
With its Chairman of the Board, Nicolas Böel, and US Representative (R-Wyoming) Cynthia Lummis on hand, Solvay Chemicals commissioned North America’s first trona mine methane recovery facility. The Methane Recovery System (MaRS) captures methane liberated during the mining process that would otherwise be vented directly into the atmosphere and instead ...
By Solvay S.A.
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Monadnock Takes Concrete Actions to Reduce Environmental Impacts 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Electricity Carbon Neutral Manufacturing
Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of technical/specialty and premium printing and packaging papers, announced today that it has achieved 100 percent carbon neutral production status and can now offer customers and supply chain partners a third-party verified claim that 100 percent of its products are made with Green-e certified, clean renewable electricity. “We have a ...
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CDP Accredits SCS Global Services as U.S. Consultancy Partner
CDP and SCS Global Services (SCS) jointly announced today that CDP has approved SCS as an accredited U.S. Consultancy Partner. In this capacity, SCS will use its expertise to assist companies in their efforts to disclose their carbon footprint and other climate change data to CDP. In addition, SCS will consult with reporting entities to identify the best options for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
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Leading refrigerants supplier a-gas international completes strategic acquisition of USA halocarbons and recycling specialist Remtec International
Bristol-based A-Gas International (or “the Group”), one of the world’s largest independent suppliers of refrigerants, associated environmental services, and speciality gases and chemicals, has completed the acquisition of US based RemTec International (“RemTec”), a specialist in the controlled halocarbon management and sustainability industry. The terms of the ...
By A-Gas
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American Carbon Registry Approves First Carbon Offset Methodology for Emission Reductions from Deltaic Wetland Restoration
A revolutionary new tool is now available to help restore the Gulf of Mexico's disappearing coastal wetlands -- Louisiana's first line of defense against damaging hurricanes like Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Isaac. Funded by Entergy Corporation, developed by New Orleans-based Tierra Resources and approved for use by the American Carbon Registry (ACR) following stakeholder consultation and ...
By Entergy
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By bike to the Sea, a CO2 free bicycle tour from Bucharest to Black Sea
By bike to the Sea, a bicycle tour from Bucharest till the sea, has become an event CO2 free thanks to CARBON EXPERT from Romania and ALLCOT Group from Switzerland. This event, which has been held for 11 years, gathered 450 amateur cyclists at the end of April, 26-28, who rode a distance of 305 kilometers. The emissions of this event, 15tn of CO2, came from 5 trucks for food, 8 buses, and 10 ...
By ALLCOT
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Generating Business Value from GHG Management
Companies around the world are responding to government, investor, and customer pressures by implementing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) management plans. A key challenge in the implementation of these plans is identifying a strong business case in order to justify the costs entailed, and to ensure that the approach can be sustained financially in the long run. As I will discuss in detail during the ...
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The Nature Conservancy Releases ACL`s
If there's anything Austin knows, it's live music. But as important as entertainment is, we understand the impact all those tour buses and visitors can have on our environment. That's why the Conservancy loves bands that not only talk the talk, but walk the walk – the green walk, that is. Check out some of our favorite eco-friendly acts, all of whom have graced a stage at the Austin City ...
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Designtex releases footprint assessment and maintains carbon neutral operations for second year
This Earth Week marks Designtex's second year of carbon neutral operations. Coinciding with their 50th Anniversary, Designtex is the only contract textile distributor to achieve a net zero operational footprint in its role as a major supplier to an increasingly green building market. Designtex has continued its partnership again this year with NativeEnergy, a leading provider of carbon offsets, ...
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REEEP and CO2e Facilitate First Ever Carbon Offsets Transaction for Annual UK Government Air Travel
London, UK – November 13, 2006 – The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), a global partnership that facilitates financing for sustainable energy projects, and CO2e.com LLC, (CO2e), a leading broker within the global carbon markets, announced today their joint facilitation of a unique deal to offset carbon emissions generated from annual air travel by the UK Foreign and ...
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Carbon Offsets Are Not Our Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card
Source: United Nations Environment Programme Buying carbon credits in exchange for a clean conscience while you carry on flying, buying diesel cars and powering your homes with fossil fuels is being challenged by people concerned about climate change. Scientists, activists and concerned citizens have started to voice their concerns over how carbon offsets have been used by polluters as a free ...
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The Clymb Offsets Its Shipping Carbon Emissions and Helps Build NativeEnergy’s Indiana School Wind Project
Indiana carbon offset project powers school buildings and cuts greenhouse gas pollution SOURCE: NativeEnergy DESCRIPTION:Portland, Ore., January 8, 2013 /3BL Media/ – The Clymb, the leading flash-sale e-tailer for the outdoor and active lifestyle, ships thousands of packages a day to its members across the country. Each one of those packages travels by plane, truck, or train to reach its ...
By 3BL Media
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Chicago 2016 olympic bid focuses on green summer games
Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games makes the environment an integral part of its proposal. Mayor Richard Daley said, 'Our plan involves the entire city, focuses on athletes and leaves a lasting legacy for our young people through sport, culture, education and the environment.' 'We are looking forward to the international process to showcase the spirit, energy and commitment that ...
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Newsbyte: SAP Invests in Livelihoods Funds to Fight Climate Change and Poverty
SAP NEWSBYTE — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced it will join the Livelihoods Fund with an investment of EUR 3 million. The Livelihoods Fund is a carbon investment fund organized as an investment company, with the goal to create social value for rural communities and contribute to their food security through the restoration of their ecosystems. Put in simple words, the fund plants trees, ...
By SAP SE
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House Buys Carbon Credits Through Chicago Climate Exchange
The Chicago Climate Exchange, which began its greenhouse gas trading operations in 2003, has announced the results of its auction of Carbon Financial Instrument contracts conducted on behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives at its request. The reverse auction was a bid for 300 contracts representing 30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from a pool of U.S. based projects that ...
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Carbon removal and offsets: a buyer’s guide
This is the make-or-break decade for climate action, and companies are leading the charge. But while there’s now wide consensus on the initial steps—measuring footprints, sourcing clean power, and decarbonizing supply chains—there’s still a lot of confusion about what comes after. For companies with carbon neutral or net zero goals, emissions cuts aren’t enough: ...
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NativeEnergy Launches International Carbon Offset Partnership that Provides Safe Water and Cuts CO2 Pollution
Collaboration with Triple Quest will reduce more than 500,000 tons of CO2; first project will bring clean water to more than 20,000 Kenyans SOURCE: NativeEnergy DESCRIPTION:BURLINGTON, Vt. / GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 29, 2012 /3BL Media/ - NativeEnergy, a leading provider of carbon offsets, is launching a program that combines clean water with carbon reductions in Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, and ...
By 3BL Media
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JustGreen™ Lifestyle by Just Energy Announces Carbon Offset Partnership with The Village of Pinecrest, Florida
SOURCE: Just Energy Group Inc. DESCRIPTION:PINECREST, Fla., Oct. 31, 2012 /3BL Media /PRNewswire/ - JustGreen™ Lifestyle by Just Energy is pleased to announce a unique partnership with the Village of Pinecrest in Florida to offer residents and businesses a simple new option to reduce their environmental footprint through carbon offsets. Generated from carbon emission reduction projects, the ...
By 3BL Media
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How can a hotel turn sustainable and profitable at the same time?
"Hotels can save up to 18% on costs in four years if they implement an emission reduction plan". This was one of the data explained by Ignacio Sojo, Commercial Director of Allcot, during the lecture he gave at International Tourism Fair FITUR 2017 in Madrid about the efficient management of the hotels carbon footprint. The lecture, entitled “Reducing the environmental impacts and increase ...
By ALLCOT
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