Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Carbon Offset, Green Daily
The first hints that low-mpg cars were sinful in the eyes of the Catholic Church came last fall, when a spokesman for Pope Benedict XVI confirmed that the Pope would use an April 2008 address to the UN as a way to speak to the moral implications […]
Filed under: Carbon Offset
Delivery services like DHL are very efficient operations that get your package from point A to point B at the lowest possible cost, but the company’s mega-fleet spews CO2 by the truckload. In the Asia Pacific region, DHL has started Gogreen Express to give environmentally conscious shippers the ability to choose carbon-neutral […]
Filed under: HUMMER, Carbon Offset, Legislation and Policy
California bill SB 1374, if passed and signed into a law, would allow any car to join the HOV sticker program as long as that vehicle is carbon neutral. This would mean someone driving alone in a Hummer could legally be allowed into the HOV lane, if the […]
Filed under: Biodiesel, Kia, Carbon Offset, Africa
Let’s set this story up by placing the players on a map. First, Kia, which is a South Korean automobile company. Secong, Mali, which is a country in Africa. Third, Kia Netherlands, which sells the Korean cars in Holland.
Now that we’re clear on who’s where, here’s the story: […]
Filed under: Etc., Carbon Offset, Green Daily
It’s a minor change, but over at TerraPass, the carbon-offset-powers-that-be have added a comparison bar to the online emissions calculator. Now, when you input information to figure out how much your indulgence TerraPass CO2 offset sticker will cost you, you’ll also see a yellow bar that compares your annual […]
Filed under: Etc., Ethanol, Carbon Offset, Green Daily
We’ve covered some of the green car items that’ll be on TV this afternoon, including an ad for the Yukon Hybrid, but what about the people who actually go to the game? What sort of cleaner driving angle can they add to their day? A couple, but I’m […]
Filed under: Green Culture, Carbon Offset, Green Daily
If I can’t buy a hybrid or get an EV for ’round town needs, then perhaps a carbon offset sticker is the right move. That’s what at least 100,000 people have decided, according to the leading consumer/driver carbon offset vendor, TerraPass. Earlier this month, TerraPass sold its 100,000th […]
Filed under: Carbon Offset, European Union, Japan, USA
NYSE-Euronext, the company that manages the NY Market Exchange, as well as some European markets and French savings bank Caisse des Depots, have announced Bluenext. It’s a carbon rights trading scheme which labels itself as “the global environmental exchange,” although they define themselves as able to trade any […]
Filed under: Etc., Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, Carbon Offset
Enterprise Rent-a-car has a couple of green initiatives going. First of all, it has a good number of fuel-efficient vehicles (defined as those that get more than 28 mpg, as shown above) including 5,000 hybrids and 73,000 flex-fuel vehicles. Then, it’s offering carbon-offsetting for all its customers, which is […]
Filed under: Land Rover, Carbon Offset
Land Rover is very fond of its CO2 offsetting program and has decided to launch a campaign with a website to promote it, as well as celebrating the marque’s 60th anniversary. The program not only plants trees but also includes humanitarian projects, as well as a window of Land Rover’s […]