carbon offset | Green Posts
Apr 01 2009
Veev is an acai berry vodka, and the first carbon neutral spirit, in the world. The vodka is produced in the United States, in a wind powered distillery, from the not only extremely healthful, but also sustainable, acai berry.
The company donates a dollar per bottle sold, toward ensuring the safe harvest of acai in the [...]
Feb 19 2009
The jeweler greenCarat/greenKarat offers socially responsible options way for jewelry buyers. The company seeks “ to end destructive gold and diamond mining.”, by producing lovely and unique pieces from 100% post-consumer gold. They also offer a voluntary carbon offset tax, which is only $1.76 on most pieces. If you are about to get engaged, and [...]
Dec 22 2008
Strong demand shown for available offsets
The world’s largest carbon emissions allowance auction, to date, was held on Dec 17th, and was deemed a general success. The allowances were offered for sale by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the sellers were 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. The auction produced over 106 million dollars in proceeds, [...]
