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: Is Additionality Essential For The Credibility Of Offsetting?
One of the biggest problems with offsetting is ensuring 'additionality' - proving that the offsets that you are buying in order to counterbalance your carbon emissions would not have happened without yours and other similar contributions....
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: Will Fay Cause Long Term Water Damage
It is not a matter of if it will cause some water damage, just how much and how long it will last....
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: How Wind Power in an Excellent Way to Produce Electricity
Wind is another powerful energy like the sun light and water current that can be transformed into electric energy. This is what is called the wind power....
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: Grid Tie Renewable Energy Setup
A common route to take when you decide to switch over to renewable energy is a "Grid-Tie" setup. What this means is your house is tied in with your renewable energy system and tied in to the power grid. The reason this is such a popular route to take is that it allows you to move to renewable energy as you can afford it....
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: Going Off Grid Becoming a More Affordable Way to Fight High Energy Bills
In an unlikely bit of irony, Daryl Hannah, who first rose to screen stardom as a mermaid in "Splash", has been living "off of the land" (off grid) for more than twenty years in the Rocky Mountains....
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: Building A Wind Generator
Building a wind generator is a much more cost effective solution than buying one. The average price of a 1000 watt wind generator is USD $2500. I would have to save up for more than a year to be able to buy one. That's why I built my own wind generator....
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: Why Offset With Trees?
If climate change is primarily the result of burning fossil fuels isn't offsetting with trees simply a distraction? Shouldn't we focus on renewable energy projects that can replace the use of fossil fuel?...
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: Recycling As A Form Of Offsetting
In essence, recycling is a form of offsetting. I am paying someone else to deal with waste products of my lifestyle. Apart from my own conscience and the small chore of actually collecting together the paper, bottles, etc., and putting them on the street, there is little incentive or pressure on me not to accumulate the waste....
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: How Permanent Are Carbon Offsets?
Something that worries many people about offsetting emissions with trees is how can you guarantee that they will last long enough?...
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: Why Some Carbon Offsets Are Better Than Others
As with any purchase, buyers need to choose their offsets carefully, particularly as the voluntary offset market is largely unregulated. One issue to consider is the offset project type. Another important issue to consider when purchasing offsets is 'additionality'....
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