FacilityBlog » Carbon_Offsets http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog The Premier Facility Management Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 AGA, NativeEnergy, And Harrah’s Entertainment Launch Carbon Offset Program http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/10/aga-nativeenergy-and-harrahs-entertainment-launch-carbon-offset-program.html http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/10/aga-nativeenergy-and-harrahs-entertainment-launch-carbon-offset-program.html#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:18:21 +0000 Heidi Schwartz http://todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/?p=4315 Continue reading AGA, NativeEnergy, And Harrah’s Entertainment Launch Carbon Offset Program

]]> http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/10/aga-nativeenergy-and-harrahs-entertainment-launch-carbon-offset-program.html/feed 1 EPA Considering Carbon Regulation Options http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/09/epa-considering-carbon-regulation-options.html http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/09/epa-considering-carbon-regulation-options.html#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:12:34 +0000 Heidi Schwartz http://todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/?p=3756 In an exclusive interview with CarbonInsider.com, the director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Change Division indicated that the agency is anticipating widespread carbon regulatory restrictions on business. EPA is moving ahead with preparations that could well include imposing on industry mandatory reductions in greenhouse gas emissions which experts have said lead to global warming. Investors and corporations are watching closely to see how regulations are eventually structured.

In her interview with Carbon Insider, Dina Kruger, Director of the EPA’S Climate Change Division noted that as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the agency is studying

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]]> http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/09/epa-considering-carbon-regulation-options.html/feed 0 EDF Launches Independent Guide To Carbon Offsets For Businesses http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/09/edf-launches-independent-guide-to-carbon-offsets-for-businesses.html http://www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2008/09/edf-launches-independent-guide-to-carbon-offsets-for-businesses.html#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:00:01 +0000 Heidi Schwartz http://todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/?p=3740 To help bring transparency to the fast-growing voluntary carbon offset market to combat climate change, Environmental Defense Fund has announced the launch of CarbonOffsetList.org, an online resource that will help businesses identify and purchase carbon offsets that represent real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon offsets allow buyers to offset, or neutralize, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced from their own activities by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere. Developed through a rigorous review process in collaboration with a committee of external experts in the fields of science and policy, the Web site identifies 11 pre-screened,

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