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Article: First Carbon Neutral Zone Created in the United States
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- November 14, 2008
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS
Contact: Kate Jay with Trevelino-Keller, +1-404-214-0722 ext.
118, kjay@TrevelinoKeller.com, for Verus Carbon Neutral Partnership
ATLANTA, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Climate change is one of the
most daunting challenges of the 21st century, but the recent growth
and popularity of American eco-consciousness has created a new sense
of urgency to address this problem. Today the green movement took a
significant step forward as the first "Carbon Neutral Zone" in the
United States was announced in Atlanta. By purchasing carbon
offsets, an entire retail community known as The Corner-Virginia
Highland, effectively offset its residual greenhouse gas emissions
using an ...