Carbon Offsets/RECs
Carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs) are available to help companies meet regulatory and corporate sustainability goals for reducing their carbon footprint. Each REC is equivalent to a single megawatt-hour of electricity generated by a renewable energy source such as solar or wind power. Read articles here about carbon offsets, RECs, green-e certified renewable energy sales, and renewable energy credits.
Qantas Picks New Carbon Offset Provider
The Qantas Group has finalized new supplier arrangements for its voluntary carbon offset program under an agreement with Climate Friendly.
Customer purchases to the Qantas and ...
Certified Renewable Energy Sales Surge by 43% in 2009
Green-e Certified renewable energy sales in volume increased 43 percent in 2009, according to a report from the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS). More ...
Advantest Buys RECs to Offset 100% of Electricity Use
To reduce its environmental footprint, Advantest America plans to purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) over the next two years to offset 100 percent of ...
Mohawk Paper Focuses on Energy Efficiency, Offsets
Mohawk Fine Papers began adopting environmental practices focused on energy efficiency in the early 1990s initially as a way to reduce costs, reports Timesunion.com. ...
Employee Engagement and Climate Change
When organizations think about designing a suitable sustainability or carbon management strategy, more often than not the primary emphasis is placed on ...
BMO Meets Carbon Neutral Commitment
BMO Financial Group has achieved carbon neutrality relative to its energy consumption and transportation emissions across the company, meeting its commitment set by the bank ...
The State of Maine: Efforts to Sell Carbon Credits Obtained from Weatherization
Like many corporate entities and governmental bodies, Maine has enthusiastically embraced the movement to limit, reduce, or remove greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions ...
Becker Underwood Buys RECs to Offset 100% of Electricity Use
Becker Underwood plans to reduce its carbon footprint by offsetting 100 percent of its electricity use by purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs) that fund wind ...
Goodwill Buys RECs
Goodwill Industries International's headquarter location in Rockville, Md. has signed a two-year green electricity purchase agreement for renewable energy certificates sourced from wind resources to ...
CEC Throws Out Edison’s Claim to RECs from Mountain View Wind Projects
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has ruled that Southern California Edison (SCE) should not be allowed to claim renewable energy certificates (RECs) generated from the ...
Google to Buy 114 MW of Wind Energy
Google has signed an agreement to buy 114 megawatts of electricity from wind power generator NextEra Energy Resources, according to a company press release.
The ...
Maine Moves One Step Closer To Selling Carbon Credits from Weatherization Projects
Maine is one step closer to selling carbon credits from carbon emission reductions achieved through weatherization projects, reports Bangor Daily News. The revenue generated ...
UPS Adds 35 Nations to Carbon Neutral Shipping Program
UPS has added 35 countries and territories across Europe, Asia and the Americas to its carbon neutral shipping program. Under the program, millions of customers now have the option to pay a small ...
Intertek Unveils Carbon Offset Program
Intertek has launched a carbon offset program that allows its customers to offset carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions for its auditing services in China. The China program ...
Roundup – Google, Apple, Shell
Google’s Renewable Energy Push
Wall Street Journal
New Zealand launches emissions trading
UPI
Shuttle Express Adds Propane-Fueled Vans to Fleet
BusinessWire...
CDM Attacked in New Report
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) initiative, the UN-backed program to offer carbon offsets, came under a new round of criticism after a report by the ...
Siemon Touts ‘Carbon Negativity’
Siemon says its U.S. and Canada operations have achieved "carbon negativity." The company says it has achieved a carbon reduction that is more than ...
Moving Forestry to the Forefront of the Carbon Market
An estimated 16% of the total global GHG emissions are directly attributed to the destruction of tropical forests. Forest carbon based projects, w...
Roundup – Smithsonian, Hyatt, BMO
Green Key Eco-Rating Program Launched for Hyatt Hotels and Resorts in The U.S., Canada and The Caribbean
Hotel Interactive
An LED That Mimics ...
Roundup – McCandless, Dow Corning, Ingram
Free range eggs contain a little something extra: pollutants
LA Times
Tree-free paper products come from bananas, waste
Scripps Howard News Service
ERA Carbon ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
