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Super Bowl, Olympics Offset Carbon Emissions

Large sporting events, such as the Super Bowl, Olympics, and World Cup, have been making and fulfilling promises to offset the damage to the environment caused by large crowds and facilities management.  The NFL is planting 3.5 acres of trees to offset about 260 tons of carbon it estimates will be created from this year’s Super ... Read more »

California Selects APX for WREGIS

The California Energy Commission has signed a multi-year agreement with APX Environmental Registry & Banking for its Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System project. The APX system will track and register WREGIS Certificates that will be the basis for renewable energy certificate trading across the Western Electricity Coordinating Council region. With a footprint ... Read more »

CEL Overview: Carbon Offset Growth Continues

There are about 40 operations worldwide that offer carbon offsets, but it’s difficult for a company to understand exactly where the money is going, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Here’s how they work: Companies and consumers look at how much carbon they put into the environment and pay to subsidize renewable ... Read more »

EU Could Force Airlines to Join Emissions Trading Scheme

U.S. airlines flying into and out of Europe would need to buy permits to cover emissions on their European routes if draft European Commission Legislation is adopted, The Times reports (via GroovyGreen). The legislation, to be published next month, says that airlines would join Europe’s emissions trading scheme by 2011 and ... Read more »

Green-e Readies Greenhouse Gas Reductions Standard

The new Green-e Retail Greenhouse Gas Product Certification Standard will be released for comment in the next few weeks. The Center for Resource Solutions  is developing the new standard with the Green-e GHG Advisory Group, comprised of  environmental organizations, government agencies, businesses, and advocacy organizations who work on climate change issues. The goal ... Read more »

Retailers Offer Customers ‘Carbonfree’ Shipping Option

Four retailers, BetterWorld.com, Evogear.com, 3r Living, and Alonovo.com, are using a new program from Carbonfree.org and Carnegie Mellon University’s Green Design Institute that offsets shipping-related carbon-dioxide emissions. The company’s aren’t paying for the program themselves, but are providing customers with a Carbonfree shipping option that, presumably, will cost more than traditional shipping. ... Read more »

Green Mountain Launches Site, Viral Campaign to Sell Offsets

Green Mountain Energy has launched a new site, BeGreenNow, a My Space viral campaign, and a social networking program to sell carbon offset credits. BeGreenNow has a carbon calculator that lets individuals figure out their carbon footprint. It then sells carbon offset purchases that go to Green Mountain Energy projects.  There’s information for ... Read more »

NJ Doubles Solar Capacity in 9 Months

New Jersey has more than doubled its solar capacity in the first nine months of 2006 and now has more than 1840 solar electric systems across the State with over 26 MW of installed solar capacity, according to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. BPU says a combination of state ... Read more »

Whole Foods Sells Wind Energy Credits

Whole Foods Market has signed up with Renewable Choice Energy to sell a Wind Power Card, available at approximately 80 Whole Foods Market locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Produced by Renewable Choice Energy, Wind Power Cards let consumers buy certified wind energy credits equivalent to ... Read more »


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