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UNC Stutter-Steps on its Way to Becoming Coal-Freenew

UNC will go carbon neutral, which means it will balance any carbon dioxide emissions with an equal amount of reductions or offsets, officials say. But according to the university's current climate plan, that won't happen until 2050.
INDY Week  |  Joe Schwartz  |  02-12-2010  |  Environment

Is Your Best Furry Friend a Major Culprit in Global Warming?new

Pet lovers shouldn't look down on SUV owners. Feeding your four-legged companion requires as much land and energy as running a car.
NOW Magazine  |  Wayne Roberts  |  11-23-2009  |  Environment

Bear Kaufman Says Being Carbon-Neutral Isn't Enoughnew

The senior at San Francisco State University's earth system science department has been experimenting with a scheme to return most of the carbon created by generating power to the ground in the form of charcoal, where it can improve the soil. His ultimate goal: A carbon-negative world.
East Bay Express  |  Susan Kuchinskas  |  08-27-2008  |  Environment

Zipcar Founder Robin Chase on the Coming Apocolypsenew

The car-pooling and -sharing entrepreneur discusses climate concerns, historical fiascos and how even Boston's sports triumphs have an environmental impact.
Dig Boston  |  Alyssa Martino  |  07-16-2008  |  Transportation

Louisiana Perks Up for the Emerging Carbon Trade Marketnew

The rapidly evolving industry — dubbed the "cap-and-trade" market — pays sellers, typically landowners, for sequestering carbon dioxide by growing trees and plants that remove it from the atmopshere with the potential of limiting the level of pollutants that contribute to global warming.
Gambit  |  Mollie Day  |  06-25-2008  |  Environment

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