... equals one metric ton of hazardous greenhouse gasses such as, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and CFC's. These carbon credits are shockingly inexpensive as told by molly peters of the ecosystem marketplace "The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a voluntary offset program using different methodologies and standards, saw huge increases in price. Last year, their average credit prices leaped to $5.7/tCO2e in ... farms. Carbon offset producing programs like tree farms are multi-beneficial to its local environment as we see in this quote "[re]forestation in developing countries is one o...

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... gasoline have very low sulfur levels. These low sulfur gases are mainly concentrated in Europe (Rob) but levels of this gas are being reduced in the U.S. by the EPA's recently establish regulations. Hydrocarbon is a collective term for the several combinations of hydrogen and carbon that cause environmental problems. Also known as "air toxins" these compounds cause lung irritation, cancer, birth defects, and a unique ... gas powered car. Even though this car is 95% more efficient there are a few problems to consider. First problems is that the car can only go so far before they need to ...

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