January 28, 2008 – 6:09 am
We’ve all seen Al Gore’s film on climate change, right? We talk about global warming, as though we’re part of a UN committee on climate change. We even find ourselves lecturing about the hazards of greenhouse gases, without really remembering all of their names.
(Confess, it’s happened to you, right?)
Knowing your gases, can put you in [...]
January 25, 2008 – 7:49 am
Dreamers, visionaries or sharp business people? Carbon Catablog embarks on its second in a series of interviews with not-for-profit carbon offset providers.
Last week we interviewed Russell Simon from Carbonfund USA, who explained, “We’re a nonprofit because what we do is very clearly a public good.” With 93% of Carbonfund’s revenues going straight to its projects, [...]
January 18, 2008 – 2:08 am
Dreamers, visionaries or sharp business people? Carbon Catablog starts its first in a series on carbon offset providers, who neutralize the carbon of businesses and individuals in the not-for-profit way.
Through this series we’re hoping to make some sense of the voluntary offset market, so our readers can make more informed choices on where and how [...]
January 4, 2008 – 7:00 am
The organic caterer’s been booked, the dress made from recycled lace has been bought, the email invitations are out. Dreaming of starting off your new life, with that special someone, on the right green foot?
It is estimated that a typical wedding generates 50-60 tons of CO2. And much of that comes from travel – [...]
January 1, 2008 – 5:40 am
Coldplay is doing it. So is the Dave Matthews Band, Pink Floyd, UB40 and the Dixie Chicks have done it. The Spice Girls are mum, but we suspect they aren’t doing it. The Rolling Stones did it with all of their fans.
If you’ve reached our address, then you know we could only be talking about [...]
Posted in News
|
Tagged Britain, carbon neutral, Carbon Neutral Company, Carbon Neutral Touring, carbon offsetting, Dave Matthews, Dixie Chicks, Future Forest, Jane Siberry, North America, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Spice Girls, UB40, UK
|
December 28, 2007 – 6:48 am
(Image: Kendra)
We hate to do this to you on a Friday, but you’ve been asking about ways to make your life more carbon neutral, right? You’ve got the compost bin in the backyard, you’re cutting down on driving that car, and generally you’re making your life less carbon-intensive.
Now you are ready for the next [...]
December 23, 2007 – 3:50 am
We’ve already delivered a short how-to offset your emissions for Christmas. If you’re racing around last-minute shopping for that special someone or are planning on making a New Year’s resolution that would make Al Gore proud, this post might be for you.
We’ve skimmed through all of our 60+ providers listed on Carbon Catalog, and compiled [...]
December 21, 2007 – 5:58 am
Some cities talk about, city planners develop grand plans for making it happen, and governments advocate it, but how real is the goal of making an entire city carbon neutral?
San Francisco’s mayor recently devised a plan that will help make its residents offset their greenhouse gases.
December 19, 2007 – 2:20 pm
Carbon Catalog was started earlier this year to put some order in the carbon offsets buying process. While our database offers an unparalleled starting point for one’s research (it’s like the IMDB for carbon offsets), the onus is still on you – the buyer – to make your money talk.
Even something like offset-buying for staff [...]
December 14, 2007 – 7:59 am
(Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Chairman Xu Ping gives the thumb up at first day
quotations of his company in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange)
In Hong Kong, pollution levels are choking out its residents, where about 2,000 people die every year from its effects. This week, the New York Times reported that the business muscle of Hong [...]
Posted in Business
|
Tagged , Asia, Beijing Climate Exchange, carbon offsets, China, emissions trading market, FP Marine Risks Limited, global warming, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, The Peoples' Republic of China, Virgin
|
|
