Copyright © 2009 - 2012 ECO2 Forests Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.eco2forests.com/content/p/279/sortby/date News Sorted By Date en-us http://www.eco2forests.com/Airlines_Volunteer_to_Pay_Carbon-279-6-142.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Airlines_Volunteer_to_Pay_Carbon-279-6-142.htm Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 Qantas, Virgin Blue and other domestic airlines will voluntarily pay the carbon tax after lobbying to be included in the scheme. In a last-minute change to the carbon tax legislation, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet revealed yesterday the Government had agreed to allow heavy users of fuel to... http://www.eco2forests.com/Hillsborough_County_Plant_Turns_-279-6-141.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Hillsborough_County_Plant_Turns_-279-6-141.htm Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 For all the talk of solar as an important renewable energy source in Florida, there's another in abundance across the state: trash. One of the country's leaders in generating electricity from biowaste is Covanta Energy, which operates a plant in Hillsborough County. It is one of 10 plants across... http://www.eco2forests.com/Waving_to_a_Success-279-6-140.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Waving_to_a_Success-279-6-140.htm Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 A SUNSHINE Coast energy solutions company headed by a former Coast mayor has won a contract at a prominent Port Douglas resort by promising to reduce its carbon footprint by about 300 tonnes and realise $100,000 a year in energy savings. http://www.eco2forests.com/AACC_Hopes_to_Reduce_Carbon_Foot-279-6-139.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/AACC_Hopes_to_Reduce_Carbon_Foot-279-6-139.htm Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 As students arrive for classes each day at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC), many head to the back parking lot in hopes of scoring a coveted spot under the solar carport. Earlier this year, the community college completed the 3,136-solar panel project that is expected to save the campus... http://www.eco2forests.com/Google_Reveals_Its_Energy_Consum-279-6-138.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Google_Reveals_Its_Energy_Consum-279-6-138.htm Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 Google has always been secretive about the exact numbers of its energy use. Until recently that is. The company disclosed this week that back in 2010, it used 1.9 billion kWh of energy – that’s enough to power 200,000 homes. That’s how much energy is used as more and more people turn to... http://www.eco2forests.com/Students_Shrink_Carbon_Footprint-279-6-137.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Students_Shrink_Carbon_Footprint-279-6-137.htm Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 REDUCE, re-use and recycle is the message a group of Bundaberg North State School special education students are learning and sharing, with a range of projects aiming to shrink their carbon footprint. http://www.eco2forests.com/Global_Hotel_Chains_Team_Up_to_L-279-6-136.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Global_Hotel_Chains_Team_Up_to_L-279-6-136.htm Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 A new carbon measurement group formed by the World Travel & Tourism Council, the International Tourism Partnership, and backed by 12 major hotel brands such as Hilton Worldwide, Marriott and InterContinental Hotels, is aiming to forge an international standard for hotels to calculate their carbon... http://www.eco2forests.com/The_Environmental_Benefits_of_So-279-6-135.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/The_Environmental_Benefits_of_So-279-6-135.htm Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 As technology advances, it is becoming increasingly unnecessary to burn fossil fuels in order to produce usable energy. There are now many alternative and environmentally friendlier forms of energy available to us, and choosing to utilise them not only reduces our carbon footprint but also provides... http://www.eco2forests.com/Improved_Buildings_Could_Make_a_-279-6-132.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Improved_Buildings_Could_Make_a_-279-6-132.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 The construction and operation of buildings accounts for approximately 40 percent of all U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases. The most-used building material in the world, concrete, is used to construct many of the nation’s homes and office buildings — but a new MIT report says a variety of... http://www.eco2forests.com/Improved_Buildings_Could_Make_a_-279-6-134.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Improved_Buildings_Could_Make_a_-279-6-134.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 The construction and operation of buildings accounts for approximately 40 percent of all U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases. The most-used building material in the world, concrete, is used to construct many of the nation’s homes and office buildings — but a new MIT report says a variety of... http://www.eco2forests.com/Native_Trees_Will_Ease_the_Carbo-279-6-130.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Native_Trees_Will_Ease_the_Carbo-279-6-130.htm Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 According to Andrew Macintosh, Associate Director of the ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy, stopping native forest harvesting would generate enough carbon credits during the period 2013-2020 to meet 45 per cent of Australia’s abatement task. http://www.eco2forests.com/UN_Registers_Himachal_Pradeshs_-279-6-128.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/UN_Registers_Himachal_Pradeshs_-279-6-128.htm Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh's efforts in fighting climate change have been rewarded with the UN registering its multi-crore carbon trading scheme that involves providing green cover to barren 4,000 hectares in the state. http://www.eco2forests.com/Carbon_Credits_for_India_Coal_Po-279-6-131.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Carbon_Credits_for_India_Coal_Po-279-6-131.htm Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 Several green organizations said the U.N. rules, or methodology, applied to the 4,000 MW supercritical plant owned by Reliance Power were flawed and that the project was viable without the sweeteners of tradable carbon credits called certified emissions reductions (CERs). The power station, in... http://www.eco2forests.com/Royal_Paulownia_Tree__Roots_of_-279-6-129.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Royal_Paulownia_Tree__Roots_of_-279-6-129.htm Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 Paulownia tomentosa has marvelous press on the Internet. Several Australian and United States companies make claims of extraordinary growth, unbelievable wood values, magnificent beauty. Paulownia, they write, can shade an area in record time, resist insects, feed livestock, and improve the soil... http://www.eco2forests.com/Carbon_Vacuum_Fuels_Cost_of_Powe-279-6-127.htm http://www.eco2forests.com/Carbon_Vacuum_Fuels_Cost_of_Powe-279-6-127.htm Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700 THE Gillard government's renewable energy scheme will saddle consumers with more than $1 billion in extra electricity costs this year, and uncertainty created by its failure to implement a carbon pricing regime is forcing power bills higher than they would otherwise be. Research to be released...