by Lynn Floyd | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
US looks at Great Lakes wind farm This past week five states signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House Council on Environmental Quality regarding the development of a large wind farm on the Great Lakes. Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and...
by Lynn Floyd | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gas price drives record Prius sales US sales for the Toyota Prius reached a record demand in the first quarter, with 57,000 cars being sold. The monthly sales record was also broken this past March as 25,000 US customers purchased Prius Hybrids. Toyota released two...
by Lynn Floyd | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
110,000 carbon allowances trade This California carbon market saw a busy week of trading with 110,000 carbon allowances changing hands. The price dropped a bit from the previous week to $13.90 on news that the first allowance auction was being pushed to November....
by Lynn Floyd | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Offset developer merging with carbon broker Greenlite Ventures Inc., a US offset developer, is merging with Advantag AG, a carbon broker based out of Germany. Greenlite generates voluntary carbon credits from their reforestation projects in Panama. Advantag has been...
by Lynn Floyd | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
US airlines drop emissions lawsuit Airlines for America (A4A), a group representing 14 major US airlines, has dropped its suit against the European Union (EU) regarding its emission regulations for all flights using European airports. Under the EU’s Emissions Trading...