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CFO January 1, 2008 John Goff	Carbon Trading The carbon offset market is set to take off. But at this point, the future worth of a carbon commodity is tough to call. Could U.S. businesses end up buying a lot of hot air?
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BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Ben Elgin	Another Inconvenient Truth Behind the feel-good hype of carbon offsets, some of the deals don't deliver.
Outside April 2007 Joe Lindsey	Where Do You Get Offset? Carbon offsets are reductions in one place that cancel out emissions in another. But are you sure your offset retailer is selling a legitimate product? Are you using offsetting as a license for indulgence. Take our free self-audit.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	Manufacturers Achieve Emissions Goals Here is a short list of the many goals and achievements reached by manufacturers in their voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide is a primary component of greenhouse gases.
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BusinessWeek November 19, 2009 Ben Elgin	A Big Loophole in Cap and Trade How companies may be rewarded under the cap-and-trade system for green projects they already had in the works.
Scientific American June 2009 Madhusree Mukerjee	Is a Popular Carbon-Offset Method Just a Lot of Hot Air? A popular carbon-offset scheme may do little to cut emissions.
Fast Company December 1, 2007 David Roberts	Carbon Copy Disclose your greenhouse-gas emissions? Sounds crazy. Why Wal-Mart and P&G are doing it - and you should too.
Geotimes April 2006 Naomi Lubick	Faith-Based Carbon Credit Systems Market-based approaches to help stem carbon releases, and in turn climate change, could prove difficult to marshal and enforce. Carbon credits and trade incentives are a small piece in a larger issue.
Fast Company February 1, 2008	Carbon Craze Letters to the editor: Are Carbon Offsets a Cop-out?... Should a wealthy "environmentalist" (insert the name of a famous person from show business, politics, or business) feel less guilty...
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Inc. December 2008 Tess Taylor	Going Carbon Neutral These companies all fund projects certified by the Voluntary Carbon Standard or the Gold Standard.
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Wired May 19, 2008 Spencer Reiss	Carbon Credits Were a Great Idea, But the Benefits Are Illusory Carbon offsets -- and emissions-trading schemes, their industrial-scale siblings -- are the environmental version of subprime mortgages.
Chemistry World February 8, 2010 Rebecca Renner	Coming clean on emissions outsourcing Industrialized countries 'outsource' a large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with manufacturing the items they consume, according to a new study that, for the first time, details this outsourcing on a global basis.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2009 John Carey	The Energy Bill: What Will It Cost? By putting limits on the emissions that cause climate change, the bill would alter the economy and make the nation cleaner and greener.
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IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Susan Arterian Chang	Carbon Commerce The Europeans have demonstrated beyond doubt that the right to emit CO2 is destined to be a major internationally traded asset -- but their experience to date also exemplifies some of the pitfalls the rest of the world faces in establishing such trading systems.
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Scientific American July 24, 2006 Gunjan Sinha	Soccer Goes Green A consortium including FIFA, the international soccer federation, and the German football association donated 1.2 million euros to make this year's play-off the first sporting event to offset its carbon dioxide emissions by investing in three renewable energy projects.
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BusinessWeek December 30, 2009 John Carey	Greenhouse Gases: Who's Cheating? The amounts of carbon in the atmosphere are out of whack with predictions and reported output.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	CO 2 Regulation On The Horizon? It's not a matter of if mandatory regulation of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions occur, it's a matter of when. At least that's what many companies believe, experts say.
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Geotimes April 2007 Semans & de Fontaine	Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: The Business World Looks at Climate Change Increasing momentum at the state and federal levels, along with the business community, is proof that we are now in the design phase for climate change legislation, and companies clearly expect regulations soon.
Fast Company June 1, 2007 Daniel C. Esty	Final Word The Supreme Court weighs in on global warming.
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IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Sandra Upson	Loser: Algae Bloom Climate-Change Scheme Doomed Planktos's ploy to combat global warming by sequestering carbon in the oceans holds no water.
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Geotimes March 2007 Linda Rowan	A Change in Climate in Congress: To Act or Not To Act Because some state and local governments are taking action, Congress will need to set some federal standards in the near term. The nation can ill-afford a hodge-podge of regulations and policies on climate change across the country.
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