May 19, 2011 California credits trade at $7.25

May 19, 2011 California credits trade at $7.25 A deal for 34,000 carbon credits generated from an ozone depleting substances (ODS) project took place at a price of $7.25/cr. ODS projects are one of four protocols, including forestry and livestock, that will be...

May 16, 2011 Largest American biogas project under construction

May 16, 2011 Largest American biogas project under construction Camco, a London-based carbon project developer, released news that it has broken ground on a dairy farm in Idaho that will create carbon offsets. The dairy farm will employ new technology to convert...

May 16, 2011 Alligator River NC forestry project registered

May 16, 2011 Alligator River NC forestry project registered The first Avoided Conversion Forestry Project outside of California has been registered with the Climate Action Reserve (CAR). North Carolina’s Alligator River project will generate offset credits acceptable...

May 13, 2011 California energy utilities factoring carbon price

May 13, 2011 California energy utilities factoring carbon price Power companies have begun factoring carbon price premiums into their future energy contracts, a sign that they are preparing for the inevitable launch of California’s economy-wide cap-and-trade carbon...

May 9, 2011 Coal plant closures likely from EPA regulations

May 9, 2011 Coal plant closures likely from EPA regulations The new Integrated Energy Outlook projects large closure plans for coal-fired power plants. In the next decade, up to 50 gigawatts (GW) of coal based energy could be retired as a result of new Environmental...