On AlterNet: carbon emissions
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "carbon emissions"
Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: World. July 20, 2009.
The U.S. and India had a much easier time negotiating a multi-billion dollar arms deal than an agreement to protect the environment.
Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. November 5, 2007.
Carbon offset fees may be new, but the underlying notion goes back to the Middle Ages, when the Catholic Church sold wealthy people indulgences to offset the spiritual cost of their sins.
Martin Hickman, Independent UK. July 31, 2007.
Academics and environmentalists are questioning the ethics and impact of offsetting -- and suggesting that offsetting schemes have not been as effective as claimed.
Dara Colwell, AlterNet. April 11, 2007.
More and more people are using carbon offsets to rationalize consumption. But will paying extra money to have trees planted in India really negate the pollution from your flight to Europe?
E MagazineMarch 26, 2007.
When it comes to reducing carbon emissions, some countries have their acts together, while others have a long way to go.
