by Lynn Floyd | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Obama vows action on climate change In his State of the Union Address earlier this week, President Barack Obama vowed to take action to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Obama pointed toward recent extreme weather events...
by Lynn Floyd | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
California carbon market worth $2.3 billion in 2013 Analysts at market firm Thomson Reuters expect the value of the California carbon market to rise to $2.3 billion this year. The state’s Air Resources Board (ARB) will hold four California carbon...
by Lynn Floyd | Feb 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
California carbon allowances trading at $14.40 California carbon allowances (CCAs) for use in the state’s carbon market traded at $14.40 over the week on the secondary market. According to the state’s Air Resources Board (ARB) the next CCA auction will...
by Lynn Floyd | Feb 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
US power plants total 2.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2011 The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) national greenhouse gas inventory showed that power plants generated 2.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2011. Power...
by Lynn Floyd | Feb 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Super Bowl goes green, buys carbon offset credits The National Football League (NFL) and the New Orleans Superdome demonstrated several green initiatives in last week’s Super Bowl. In addition to providing recycling services and food reclamation programs, organizers...