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tagged: carbon offsets
Follow this tagJan. 02, 2013 · By Cassandra Profita
Growing Forests For Health Care
Instead of selling or logging their land to pay medical bills as they age, could family forest owners trade carbon credits for health care? Continue reading →
Filed under: Forestry, carbon offsets, Outside The Box Stars
July 28, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita
Can a natural gas pipeline be carbon neutral?
“Ruby is across the finish line, completing more than three-and-a-half years of stakeholder outreach and construction,” said Jim Cleary, president of El Paso’s Western Pipelines. Continue reading →
Filed under: Energy, carbon offsets, Natural gas, Ruby Pipeline
May 05, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita
The power of poop vs. the might of methane
When it comes to the greenhouse gases causing climate change, methane is mighty. Methane gas is more than 20 times better at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Continue reading →
Filed under: Energy, carbon offsets, Methane, NW Natural
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About Ecotrope
In the Pacific Northwest, the environment is personal - it's where we live, work and play. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Ecotrope will bring you news and insight on the region’s environmental issues. Site curator Cassandra Profita is an award-winning reporter with degrees in journalism and environmental studies.
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