Filed under: Etc., Carbon Offset
Automobile races that try to put on a green mantle are seriously nothing new. There’s Formula 1, Formula Zero, and ALMS to name just a few. Coming soon (well, in a year) to a country near you (if you live in Denmark) is a new eco-aware speed event called the CO2 […]
Filed under: Land Rover, Carbon Offset
Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e
While Land Rover does make some concept vehicles that would be cleaner than their current production vehicles (see the LRX and the recently-unveiled Freelander 2 TD4_e), one of the company’s longstanding policies to reduce the impact that their vehicles have on the environment is to […]
Filed under: Carbon Offset, Green Daily, UK
In this day and age of increased environmental awareness, not even motorsports are granted exclusion from the eco-friendly expectations which all companies and organizations are held to. Of course, it’s not just the racing itself that causes carbon emissions, as the fans attending the event need to travel in […]
Filed under: Carbon Offset, Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, South/Latin America
When we mention Brazil, we’re usually speaking about their aggressive ethanol (alcoól) policy or their availability of flex-fuel cars. But today we’re speaking about a creative proposition: The Brazilian Câmara dos Deputados is discussing a bill which will make planting trees mandatory as a means […]
Filed under: Etc., Carbon Offset
Last year we spoke about the Mongol Rally and even interviewed one of the participating teams. What’s this? A charity rally departing three European cities (this year: London, Milan and Madrid) that tries to reach Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia. In order to participate in this rally, cars should […]
Filed under: Volvo, Carbon Offset
Dealers for car companies have tried various carbon neutral offerings. A Land Rover shop in Oregon, for example, gave away carbon offsets for the first 50,000 miles of each new vehicle sold last year. But what did it take to make the new Volvo Trucks dealer in Verona, Italy totally carbon […]
John Deere Water Technologies, San Marcos, California, is a manufacturer of high performance plastic micro and drip irrigation products for the agricultural, nursery, landscape, and greenhouse markets and was formed in June of 2006 when Deere & Company purchased Roberts Irrigation Products, Inc.
Plastro Irrigation was established in Israel in 1966 and is a leading […]
Filed under: Etc., Carbon Offset
How much carbon does the fleet of vehicles over at KickingTires spew? For starters, about 26 tons. That’s at least what the Cars.com team has decided is the right amount of Terrapass carbon offsets to buy for the fleet, and senior editor Dave Thomas said that this initial purchase will be […]
Filed under: Carbon Offset, Green Daily, South/Latin America
Bolivia is one of Latin America poorest countries and is looking for a way of improving its economy. Instead of dirty mining or cutting wood, a report written by Andrea Urioste states that Bolivia could sell oxygen. While this may sound like they’d need buyers who are also […]
Filed under: Etc., Carbon Offset
Earlier this year, TerraPass sold its 100,000th sticker. The momentum to offset a vehicle’s carbon emissions continues, and you can now participate in the program even if you’re not in your car
uShip is a shipping service, and can help you move a vehicle when you need to get it somewhere but […]