grist.org - 8/12/2009
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by Erica Gies Special Series: What’s the deal with offsets? Photo illustration by Tom Twigg / GristThe compliance market for offsets proposed under the House’s American Clean Energy and Security Act would not just mean more opportunity for companies already in the business of ...
chicagotribune.com - 8/13/2009
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As we munch into the fragrant core of
peach season, shoppers face an array of choices for
the same fuzzy fruit but little guidance on which type to pick. Expensive organic? Pricey farmers market? Cheap peaches from the grocery store? Cost is ...
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Pesticides in your peaches: Tribune and USDA studies ...
grist.org - 8/13/2009
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by Erica Gies The massive climate and energy
bill now working its way through Congress would create
a multi-billion-dollar market in carbon offsets, giving owners of agricultural and forest land the opportunity to profit as companies seek to offset ...
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Offsets remain off-putting to many experts intent on ...
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... homepage Offsets and Big Ag: Does the climate bill give away too much to the farm sector? Erica Gies, Grist The compliance market for offsets proposed under the House’s American Clean Energy and Security Act would not just mean more opportunity for companies already in the business of selling carbon offsets. It would also result in a major realignment in the types of offsets offered, shifting away from renewable energy to offsets derived largely from land use, land use change, and forestry projects (otherwise referred to by the clunky acronym LULUCF). That’s because ...
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