Climate Biz: By Tom Stoddard Offsetting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is like public education: Everyone is an expert on it, and opinions are posted all over the Internet like celebrity photos. In GHG compliance markets, governed by treaty and law, strict criteria are put in place to define what types of offset projects are acceptable and what conditions -- real, permanent, additional, etc. -- they must meet. Not everyone agrees with the rules. Discussions of additionality are tortuous. There are inevitable reports of imperfections in projects resulting from the protocols that are now in place. Nonetheless, projects designed to create (more...)

In addition to our regular bloggers (see right sidebar), we are inviting a few Climate Riders to share their perspectives. Today's piece is from Evan O'Neil, who works at PolicyInnovations.org, the online magazine of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Also, here is his blog. The following is a little background about my motivation for doing the Climate Ride, how you can get involved and go green(er), and why it's critical that we act now. There are also some very concrete outcomes I hope to achieve (no, I'm not talking about my thighs). (more...)

We're now just three weeks away from beginning Climate Ride, and exciting new developments arise each week. The latest news? Two of our support vans and our luggage bus will be powered by veggie oil! Thanks to the musicians at rentgreenvans.com and our very own Climate Rider Christy Hartman, our cyclists will showcase that low-carbon transportation is out there, and solutions such as veggie oil fuel are simply waiting to be implemented. (more...)