How to Buy Personal Carbon Credits That Count

November 12th, 2009 admin

By Sierra Black The notion behind carbon offsets, or credits, is simple. You’re living your life, and if you’re living in the developed world, you’re probably producing more greenhouse gases than you’re consuming. While you’re driving to work, or planning your wedding, someone else is working to design alternative energy technology or replanting a tropical forest. The carbon exchange market lets people and businesses invest money into those green projects based on how much carbon they’re producing. People are using this system to offset the “carbon cost” of everything from weddings …


Originally posted on WiseBread

 
  Related Posts
Here’s the one thing you can absolutely count on in this economy
This economic downturn hasn’t been kind to a lot of people.  Jobs that haven’t been taken away from people have had their hours cut, their workload increased, or their cost of living allowances taken away.  Jobs that people used to be able to count on are on very fragile ground. If this US Debt Clock is accurate, we’re getting... 
Save Money: Tip of the Week, energysavers.gov
Save Money: Tip of the Week, energysavers.gov
Take advantage of a government rebate program, through energysavers.gov , rewarding consumers and small businesses who buy qualifying ENERGY STAR appliances. Similar to cash-for-clunkers, consider this program cash-for-appliances. Rebates vary by state, and the dollar amount per qualifying appliance can range from $50 to $250 USD according to... 
Tech stocks for the next 10 years
Technology trends can be easy to spot — iPod earbuds become ubiquitous, people casually use the term “Google” as a verb. But if the decade since the Internet bubble burst taught you anything, it’s that tech investing is hard. The key is to find companies that can take advantage of massive shifts in the way consumers and businesses... 
Live Abroad for Less (Also at Home)
Live Abroad for Less (Also at Home)
Look around and you’ll find any number of articles on living abroad for less. Some are full of great ideas — but of those great ideas, only one is uniquely applicable to living abroad. All the rest work just as well at home. The one thing that sometimes makes living abroad cheaper than living at home is a preferential exchange rate.... 
Personal Financial Planning For The Next Year: 10 Best Money Moves
Personal Financial Planning For The Next Year: 10 Best Money Moves
This is a guest post from Mr Credit Card of www.askmrcreditcard.com . If you are looking for a credit card, please check out his best credit card offers. Image by Road Trip America. As we approach the end of the year and probably have emptied our wallets quite a bit, I think it is time to take stock of things that we should be doing to lower our... 
Running A Successful Personal Finance Blog: Is There A Glass Ceiling?
There’s a very insightful article by Funny About Money that caught my eye, as it discussed the concept of a glass ceiling in the world of blogging . It makes mention of how there’s a dearth of female bloggers who are successful enough to make a living through blogging. No, let me rephrase that — there’s a scarcity of female... 
Money Saving Tips: Valentine’s Day Doesn’t Mean Break the Bank
Money Saving Tips: Valentine’s Day Doesn’t Mean Break the Bank
Save money, and impress your valentine with this simple tip. So, you want to impress your valentine with your new car but didn’t factor in the cost of gas when you signed by the ‘x’. You have been running on empty for the past week, and its likely that your next paycheck will go straight into your gas tank. Not to worry! There... 
8 New or Changed 2009 Tax Credits That Can Save You Hundreds
8 New or Changed 2009 Tax Credits That Can Save You Hundreds
What follows is a purely informative post on the topic of taxes, which isn’t exactly my forte. I find the subject of taxes a little on the dry side, but there’s nothing dry and boring about saving hundreds of dollars if you know what to do. The following guest post reminds us of the tax credits that were introduced or updated last... 
Book Review: Confronting Collapse
Book Review: Confronting Collapse
Confronting Collapse: The Crisis of Energy and Money in a Post Peak Oil World by Michael C. Ruppert. We hardly talk about collapse here. Wise Bread is all about living large, while collapse mitigation is usually about living small. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things we can learn from books about collapse. I’m kind... 
7 Ways to Generate New Leads for Your Side Business
7 Ways to Generate New Leads for Your Side Business
ShareThis Coming home from a day job and starting work on a side business is a lot more common today than it was in the past. Salaries and commission structures unfortunately have not increased proportionately to the cost of living in various areas of the country and many people have resorted to starting a side business to earn extra income for... 
  Related Tweets from Twitter
inetGfex (Dave Tate)  : Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint http://tinyurl.com/2fdayzn..
Updated : 2010-07-29T19:43:05Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
PlusTrees (PlusTrees)  : RT @TreeYourWorld: Africa looks to vast forests for carbon credits: | Sourced From Articles.latimes | They inhabit a pollu... http://bit.ly/..
Updated : 2010-07-29T14:28:00Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
FreshAirPro (FreshAirPro.com)  : RT @TreeYourWorld: Africa looks to vast forests for carbon credits: | Sourced From Articles.latimes | They inhabit a pollu... http://bit.ly/..
Updated : 2010-07-29T14:27:40Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
TreeYourWorld (TreeOurWorld)  : Africa looks to vast forests for carbon credits: | Sourced From Articles.latimes | They inhabit a pollu... http://bit.ly/9L3SCt #green #eco..
Updated : 2010-07-29T14:23:15Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
whatgreeninvest (Green Investment)  : Africa looks to vast forests for carbon credits: | Sourced From Articles.latimes | They inhabit a pol... http://bit.ly/cbTJke #carbonoffset..
Updated : 2010-07-29T14:23:14Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
  Related News from Digg
No comments yet.

Spam Protection by WP-SpamFree

TOP