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Companies and individuals rushing to go green have been spending millions on “carbon credit” projects that yield few if any environmental benefits. A Financial Times investigation has uncovered widespread failings in the new markets for greenhouse gases, suggesting some organisations are paying for emissions reductions that do not take place.

NEW DELHI - Developing countries cannot and will not compromise on development. But India must do its bit to keep its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within levels that are sustainable and equitable, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Thursday. Inaugurating a conference on development and transfer of green technologies to fight climate change, Manmohan Singh said: [...]

As ABC begins promoting its “V” series, the broadcaster is coming under fire for its method of promoting the show. ABC is owned by Walt Disney Corp., which has publicly committed itself to reducing emissions. In promoting the “V” series, which is about alien’s taking over Earth, ABC plans to send up skywriting planes in 15 [...]

by Raphael Russel Carbon offsetting is a system of balancing the unchecked release of greenhouse gases being made by people and companies throughout the world. The concept is that when you release such pollutants, you prevent the same from taking place in any other location on the planet, in order to nullify your emissions. Thus the total level of emissions across the world will not go beyond danger levels, and the environment will be saved from the excesses of pollution. One way to engage i

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Carbon Capture “But what about the long tailpipe?” Critics of plug-in vehicles often use the “long tailpipe” argument - the fact that CO 2 emissions are generated at a power plant somewhere instead of coming from the vehicle - to show that all the “zero emission” cars aren’t as clean as they seem. Plug-in advocates can then counter that, well, an EV is more efficient than an ICE car and we can use solar or wind to power our rides.