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 Stories About: carbon offsets AND climate AND energy AND greenhouse-gas emissions AND US House of Representatives
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CCX marks the spot
House buys carbon credits through Chicago Climate Exchange |
Joseph Romm |
20 Nov 2007 |
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| Perhaps this (sub. rqd.) is not the best strategy: The House purchased these carbon credits to offset the impact of 30,000 tons of carbon emitted by the U.S. Capitol's coal-burning power plant each year. The funds will be used on carbon reducing measures, such as planting trees and underground storage of carbon dioxide, as well as green technologies like wind and solar power. The auction was oversubscribed with a weighted average clearing price of $2.97 per to ... |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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