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One of the newest parlor games in Washington is figuring out who will get a slice of more than a hundred billion dollars’ worth of carbon credits contained in energy and climate-change legislation emerging in Congress.
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Rainforests Key to Carbon Trading
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Bogor. For the past decade, forestry has been categorized as a sunset industry, although forests themselves have now taken on a new economic value — not from exploitation but from protecting them.
Carbon trade to reach $670bn in 2013
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After a recession-driven dip in activity this year, the global carbon market is forecast to grow 68 per cent a year up to 2013, according to business analysts SBI.
Medidata Solutions Introduces Unique Site Visit Reporting Capability within EDC/CDM Software
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NEW YORK, Apr 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of hosted clinical development solutions, today announced the introduction of Rave Monitor, an extension to its electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical data management (CDM) solution, Medidata Rave(R). Rave Monitor offers innovative visit report functionality as an integral part of the EDC/CDM system, providing research sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) with a more efficient, compliant and cost-effective way to manage site visits.
New Product: Organic, Fair Trade Certified, Carbon Neutral Extra Virgin Olive Oils by Alter Eco
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(San Francisco, CA) April 15 2009 (FoodBizDaily) - As today’s news headlines are adorned with controversial reports of the Middle Eastern oil crises, Alter Eco produces hope with their new Middle Eastern oil. Finally, a breath of fresh air, Alter Eco’s 100% organic, fair trade Extra Virgin Olive Oils from Palestine are certified carbon neutral -the first Middle Eastern oil to benefit people and the planet.
NZ issues fewer CO2 permits to forestry than plan
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SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand expects to allocate up to 1 million emissions permits to forestry owners by next month, a fraction of the 8 million set aside for issuance this year to the sector, the government said on Thursday.
What’s the Carbon Footprint of Spam? Enough to Power 2.4 Million Homes
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The carbon footprint of a single email is negligible, but new research from ICF International and McAfee shows that the 62 trillion spam emails sent each year waste 33 billion kilowatt hours of power, or enough to power 2.4 million homes. The majority of energy is wasted at the end user’s computer in sifting through messages to find and delete spam.
The 15 best carbon calculators
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A basic carbon calculator offers a ballpark figure of a person’s, business’s or household’s “carbon footprint” — that is, all the greenhouse gases emitted either directly or on one’s behalf. A good carbon calculator will offer tips for minimizing your carbon footprint and many will allow you to calculate how to offset it. There are limits to what a carbon calculator can provide, though; you should consider your calculation an estimate only. It helps if you have accurate information before you start, such as a precise idea of how much energy you use at home or how many miles you drive in a day.
Note to Obama: Promote Carbon Cap and Trade Efforts at the Summit of the Americas
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This week, U.S. President Barack Obama will head to Trinidad and Tobago for the 5th Summit of the Americas. He will meet with leaders from Western Hemisphere Nations and discuss a number of pressing issues such as the worldwide economic crisis, U.S. relations with Cuba, trade, energy, conservation, illegal immigration, poverty, and drugs.
A Shopping Mall for Carbon Credits
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It’s an eBay for carbon credits.
World Energy, which specializes in carbon and energy auctions, has officially opened its World Green Exchange, a Website where companies can pick and choose what sort of carbon credits they want to buy.
Buy carbon credits cheap, invest in technology
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LONDON: Intensive energy consuming industries as steel, aluminium, cement and paper industries will have to invest in emission-reduction technologies to offset expected increase in power cost and the need to abide by mandate on emission reductions.
Obama open to discussion about CO2 rules
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama hopes to get a climate change bill on his desk this year and is open to discussing how stringent the rules of a carbon emissions trading system should be for industry, a top adviser said on Tuesday.
SPPI Launches Monthly CO2 Report Online
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The Science and Public Policy Institute has launched a new online publication, Monthly CO2 Report, edited by Christopher Monckton.
US and Canada will not join forces on carbon trading
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Over the past several months the Canadian federal government has been operating under the assumption that they would be joining forces with the US government in the development of a joint carbon trading system between the two countries. Because of this, progress in dealing with greenhouse gas emissions has basically been on hold at the federal level in Canada until the details of a US-led plan were revealed.
Carbon Capture and Storage Gets First Try-Outs Around the World
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In large industrial experiments across the globe, factories and power plants are trying to capture the carbon dioxide that streams out of their flues in order to bury it deep underground. Researchers believe the greenhouse gas will stay put for thousands of years and therefore won’t contribute to global warming, but the costs and long-term effects of the procedure are still unclear. The experiments currently underway are expected to determine whether carbon capture and storage will allow nations to continue burning fossil fuels for energy without ill effects.