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- FTC Reviews Environmental Marketing Guides. Bergeson, Lynn L. // Pollution Engineering;Apr2008, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p23
The article reports on the initiative of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review its "Guidelines for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims" or the Green Guides. The Green Guides focuses on claims regarding carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates. The FTC says that carbon...
- Carbon Offsets. Schmidt, Charles W. // Environmental Health Perspectives;Feb2009, Vol. 117 Issue 2, pA62
The article discusses the growing carbon-offset market in the U.S. that is available to businesses, persons, or groups interested in reducing their carbon footprints. It mentions the Clean Development Market (CDM) and certified emission reductions (CER) that can be traded to comply with Kyoto...
- Carbon Market Fundamentalism. Wysham, Daphne // Multinational Monitor;Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p23
The article presents a discussion about carbon trading, particularly the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Originally published under the Kyoto Protocol, CDM aimed to assist countries in acquiring clean energy technologies through carbon credits. It is noted however that some industries are...
- A timely death? Bond, Patrick // New Internationalist;Jan/Feb2009, Issue 419, p14
The article discusses the collapse of the market in carbon emissions credits in the global economic recession, seen by some environmental experts as proof that such cap-and-trade systems will not help cut greenhouse gases and the climate change they cause. Also discussed are grassroots movements...
- EU Carbon Price Rallies On Offset Supply Fears. Watson, Frank // Aviation Week & Space Technology;9/6/2010, Vol. 172 Issue 33, p20
The article reports that European Union carbon emission allowance (EUA) prices rose in August, 2010. The increase is partially attributed to the United Nations (UN) reducing the supply of emission offset credits related to the greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbon-23. Environmentalists had charged...
- BIG REDD. Butler, Rhett // Washington Monthly;Jul/Aug2009, Vol. 41 Issue 7/8, pA6
The article reports on the experiment called Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation which is being piloted in countries worldwide. The idea behind the experiment is that businesses or governments in wealthy countries compensate those in the developing world for preserving...
- Offsets' ups & downs. Truini, Joe // Waste News;7/9/2007, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p1
The article reports on the issue surrounding carbon offsets, which is said to be a powerful tool to reverse the effects of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Since the announcement of carbon offsets, an increased number of companies are offering retail carbon credits which,...
- Claims that don't cut it. Hely, Susan // Money (14446219);Sep2009, Issue 116, p31
The article focuses on the growing concern about carbon offsets that products claim to have. It mentions the growing number of carbon offset claims as business owners attempt to address consumers' desire to cut their greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change. Due to misleading...
- Backgrounder. Lawton, Graham // New Scientist;8/1/2009, Vol. 203 Issue 2719, p26
The article focuses on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the first serious attempt to pass legislation to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Provisions of the bill call for establishing a cap-and-trade scheme, as well as various renewable energy targets. The House of Representatives...
