Paying for carbon offsets: U.S. agency questions where the money goes...

International Herald Tribune;  January 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Paying for carbon offsets: U.S. agency...series on green marketing, this one focusing on carbon offsets. As more companies...that some green marketing assertions...programs like carbon offsets, "there's...renewable energy, carbon offsets and ...

'Green' marketing claims under review

Natural Foods Merchandiser;  February 1, 2008 ;     300 words ......early January to review its green marketing guidelines. The agency...environmentally friendly, known as green marketing, or sometimes less flatteringly...they pay for. Consumers buy carbon offsets to help lessen the impact...clients who want to go green. Green Marketing ...

FTC looks into green marketing It's hard to tell if donations offset...

Rocky Mountain News (2007-Current);  February 18, 2008 ;     306 words ...Is the money you spend to "offset" your carbon footprint money well spent? You can't be positive. But this much is certain. So-called "green marketing" is hot. Companies have been pitching opportunities...By Business Week's calculation, the market for carbon offsets in the United States could ...

FTC looks into green marketing It's hard to tell if donations offset...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  February 18, 2008 ;     312 words ......Mountain News Is the money you spend to offset your carbon footprint money well spent? You can't be positive. But this much is certain. So-called green marketing is hot. Companies have been pitching opportunities...By Business Week's calculation, the market for carbon offsets in the United ...

Paying for our ways Do carbon offsets helps us clean up after ourselves or...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  April 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......neutral. By paying about $100 a year for carbon offsets, Buckiewicz is funding projects that...people who use more energy, he considers carbon offsets a matter of fairness. The concept of carbon offsets has been around for years, but its...

Green marketing and carbon offsets areas of concern for ACCC.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  August 4, 2008 ;     136 words ......guidance on the obligations and rights of enterprises making green marketing claims and taking action over misleading claims. Additional guidance will be released on carbon offsets in the near future. Publication Date: July 2008 MOBIUM GROUP...

Car dealer offers carbon offsets; First 400 sales get $70...

The Washington Times;  January 9, 2008 ;     684 words ......spend $70 to purchase a year of carbon offsets for each of the next 400 customers...buy a new vehicle from him. Carbon offsets are charitable donations to...each have a role to play, and carbon offsets will be part of the eventual...

Can we buy our way to a greener world? More people are purchasing "carbon...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......greenhouse gases. But as the new market for carbon offsets booms, environmentalists and scientists...for consumers. Consumers now can buy carbon offsets for ski vacations, Pearl Jam concerts...No laws exist to hold suppliers of carbon offsets accountable for their claims, and there...

FROM THE WEB, April 18 Carbon offsets at DNC

Rocky Mountain News (2007-Current);  April 18, 2008 ;     398 words ......official state and city support for a carbon offsets program for those attending the Democratic...story, "Delegates can go green with carbon offsets"): So, does burning buildings qualify...footprint? Do the protesters have to buy carbon offsets to allow them to riot and loot? Is...

FROM THE WEB, April 18 Carbon offsets at DNC.(Commentary/Editorial)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 18, 2008 ;     398 words ......official state and city support for a carbon offsets program for those attending the Democratic...story, Delegates can go green with carbon offsets ): So, does burning buildings qualify...footprint? Do the protesters have to buy carbon offsets to allow them to riot and loot? Is...

COMPLICATED CARBON OFFSETS SOLD IN CNY.(Business)(Column)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 11, 2008 ;     558 words ......group that certifies the validity of carbon offsets. Because this is a relatively new market...new C-Neutral product, which involves carbon offsets. For a premium that typically amounts...their energy bills, customers can buy carbon offsets from Hess that are equivalent to the...

The Case for Carbon Offsets

The Washington Post;  October 13, 2008 ;     217 words ......understand about the underlying reasons people buy carbon offsets. Carbon offsets are something consumers are willing to pay...quality of the product being purchased. Buying carbon offsets for your flight to Denver gets you to your...

ERA Carbon Offsets Product Update.

Canadian Corporate News;  October 3, 2008 ;     645 words ......2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ESR) ( the Company...has successfully developed and sold carbon offsets generated through its Community Ecosystem...REDDs , with the restoration-based carbon offsets. REDDs refer to reduced emissions from...

Flying into trouble: where are carbon offsets taking us?

Earth Island Journal;  June 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......I began with Google. I typed buying carbon offsets into the search engine and instantly...top recommendation for travel-related carbon offsets was the Better World Club, a kind of...responses to it. People's opinions about carbon offsets will play a major role in determining...

ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. to Present at Premier CleanTech Investment...

Canadian Corporate News;  October 22, 2008 ;     493 words ......2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ESR) will be exhibiting...attendee tickets for this event. ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. will be among the 55 leading CleanTech...panels. Dr. Robert Falls CEO of ERA Carbon Offsets will be speaking on the 24th of ...