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Standard Bank Readies $230M Aussie Carbon Forest Fund

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/10/2009

South Africa’s Standard Bank is in position to launch a A$250 million ($230 million) forestry fund in Australia that will sell carbon offsets to companies that will need to meet emissions reduction targets under the nation’s pending carbon trading laws, reports Reuters.The fund, beli ...

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After oil and wood chips, Middlebury College switches to willow shrubs for heating purposes

Posted by DeshRaj on 19/10/2009

Now, is it going to be the substitute Middlebury College has been looking for? Allowably, the deniers may not affirm to the option of replacing wood chips with willow shrubs for its biomass system, still Middlebury sees it as a viable way to stop the.

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Audi Pumps $7.5M into Environmental Foundation, Pledges Emissions Cuts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 15/10/2009

Carmaker Audi AG is starting a new corporate environmental foundation to bring together all the company’s worldwide environmental measures into measures that extend beyond the realm of automobiles.Additionally, the company is pledging to cut emissions associated with its vehicle fleet 20 pe ...

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In Clean Water Act Violations, Chevron, SFO Fuel to Spend $1M at SF Airport

Posted by Environmental Leader on 14/10/2009

After Clean Water Act violations related to a jet fuel storage facility at the San Francisco International Airport, $1 million in improvements will be undertaken by Chevron and SFO Fuel.SFO Fuel, a consortium of airlines that leases a fuel tank facility at the airport, self-reported the violation ...

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Largest Defense Solar Facility May Get Bigger

Posted by Environmental Leader on 14/10/2009

Previously announced as having 500 megawatts in capacity, the Fort Irwin solar facility may end up double that size.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected Clark Energy Group, an affiliate of Clark Realty Capital, to develop the solar power project in the Department of Defense at Fort Irwin, wh ...

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