3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Greta Thunberg, climate activist. 2. David Attenborough, natural historian and documentary maker. 3. Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor.
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3 Bits – Leaf Blowers and Horn Blowers
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Music to Our Ears. 2. The Right Shell Game. 3. Caber Toss Up.
3 Bits – Mayors, Morgan, and Money
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Mayors on the Move. 2. Oh, Morgan. 3. Nestle Steps Up on Regenerative Ag.
3 Bits – Some Help, Some Not So Much
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. A Big Turn-On. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is starting to get more traction. DAC plants suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and re-sequester it underground. On September 9, 2021, Climeworks AG and Carbfix launched their Orca DAC plant in Iceland. Orca is […]
3 Bits – Fires & Feet
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Fires Torch Underlying Assumptions. There’s a significant challenge to the use of sequestered carbon in forest lands. Wildfires. For many large scale carbon offset programs the model bakes in an historical risk of wildfires and buffer pool acreage which is significantly lower that […]
3 Bits – Actions & Amendments
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Restore Colorado. Restore Colorado is a new program focused on sequestering carbon in the soil using techniques such as cover crops, amending soil with compost, and providing technical assistance for regenerative agriculture. Customers at participating restaurants may opt to pay a 1% […]
3 Bits – Change in Strange Places
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news and information. Engine No.1. – Engine No. 1 is a hedge fund that is using climate action as a means to leverage its economic objectives while insisting on change. They have successfully garnered three board seats at Exxon under the pretext that, in […]
3 Bits – On A Few Fortune 500 Players
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news and information. Johnson & Johnson. Most recently in the news for producing the single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson & Johnson is a leading producer of a portfolio of consumer brands such as Tylenol, Aveeno, Neutrogena, and baby shampoo, among others. While the proof will […]
On the (Virtual) Park Bench with Sarah Gilbert
Carbon Credit Cart recently chatted with Sarah Gilbert, Director of Operations & IT at RHR International. RHR International is a prominent consulting firm that works with senior executives around the globe to unlock their leadership potential. RHR believes that leadership is a principled undertaking with the ability to create tremendous good in the world. As […]
On the (Virtual) Park Bench with Steve Richmond
Carbon Credit Cart recently chatted with Steven Richmond, Founder and Owner of Garden Cycles. CCC: What is Garden Cycles? Steven: Garden Cycles is a Seattle-based company focused on invasive plant control and forest restoration. I began gardening, landscaping, and volunteering to plant trees in the mid-1990s. I took a course in native plant stewardship in […]