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State and Local Governments Launch Green Lodging Certifications

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Over the past several weeks, five states and one city have launched green lodging certification programs, reports Green Lodging News. These new certifications for green lodging operations are in New York, Oklahoma, Indiana, South Carolina, Maryland, and Buffalo, N.Y.The Oklahoma Tourism and Recre ...

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Study Finds More Value in Peat CO2 Credits

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Carbon-rich peatlands may trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market, according to a new study, reports Reuters.Huge amounts of greenhouse gases are released when peatlands are logged or drained for agriculture, and even more when the drie ...

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Climate Change Will Harm U.S. Economy, Economists Say

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Almost all 144 top economists surveyed for a New York University School of Law report agree that climate change threatens the United States economy and that carbon regulation — whether it’s a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system — will drive energy efficiency and innovation, re ...

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Emissions Intensity Falling Globally

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/11/2009

Emissions intensity, the amount of carbon generated from fossil fuel use per unit of gross domestic product (GDP), fell globally in all but two years between 1994 and 2006, according to a World Bank study, reports the New York Times’ Green Inc. blog.A key finding of the study indicates that ...

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JohnsonDiversey Ups GHG Reduction Target to 25%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/11/2009

JohnsonDiversey plans to more than triple its original greenhouse gas reduction commitment, from 8 percent to 25 percent by the end of 2013.JohnsonDiversey made the 8 percent pledge last year when it joined the World Wildlife Federation’s Climate Savers program.The company plans to spend $1 ...

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