New kiosks at SFO first to sell carbon offsets

Despite his purchase, Peskoe said he's a bit skeptical about the concept of carbon offsets. Some critics question whether some of the programs that receive money are effective in reducing carbon dioxide.

San Francisco Launches First Airport Carbon Kiosks : CleanTechnica

A portion of the offset sales will also go to the San Francisco Carbon Fund, helping to develop local San Francisco carbon reduction projects. The first project supported by the fund is Dogpatch Biofuels, San Francisco’s only publicly-owned biodiesel filling station. It is estimated the Dogpatch project will reduce as much as 660,000 pounds of CO2 [worth maybe $82.50 at the Chicago Climate Exchange!] in its first year of operation. Offsets will also help to pay for the planting of urban trees in San Francisco.

Rudd role looms as [climate scam] mediator

During the climate talks, Mr Rudd has been given a central role as co-chairman of one of the round tables, a role that acknowledges the Government's efforts to forge a new treaty.

[Remember when this type of story was far more common?]: UB signs on for climate change

After two years of planning, drafts, public presentations and feedback, the University at Buffalo has submitted a plan for achieving climate neutrality

The plan was submitted Sept. 15 to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).

UB faculty, students and staff contributed to the 100-page UB Climate Action Plan to fulfill the promise UB President John Simpson made in March 2007 when he signed the Presidents Climate Commitment. When signing the statement, Simpson pledged that UB would develop and release an institutional action plan describing how the university would achieve “climate-neutrality,” reducing or offsetting all of its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Earlier this year, UB and the New York Power Authority announced construction of a 1.1 megawatt solar energy array that will power UB’s student apartments.