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Biofuels: Starving The Planet, One Country At A Time

Apr.05, 2008 in Scammers

Biofuels have been touted as “the next big thing” in the Global War on Warming, receiving grand endorsements from people like Al Gore, Steve Jobs, Bono, and George W. Bush. But there’s a heavy price to pay for this organic fuel, and most people don’t realize its danger.submit_url = ‘http://www.TheCarbonBlog.com/biofuels-starving-the-planet-one-country-at-a-time/’;
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Looking Beyond Kyoto

Mar.13, 2008 in Kyoto Protocol

With the 2012 expiration date of the Kyoto Protocol fast approaching, Japan is already thinking about its future emissions goals.
Japan is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases and has vowed to cut those emissions by 6% from 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012.  The country’s environment minister, Ichiro Kamoshita, even went as […]

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What The Heck Are Carbon Credits, Trades and Offsets?

Feb.27, 2008 in Carbon Credits

submit_url = ‘http://www.TheCarbonBlog.com/what-the-heck-are-carbon-credits-trades-and-offsets/’;Although TheCarbonBlog is only a few days old, I’ve already had a few people ask me what a carbon credit was, and how it was different from carbon trading or a carbon offset. Considering how the first 20 or so posts I have lined up for this site talk a great deal […]

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