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Microsoft Invests In Carbon Credits To Restore Amazon Rainforest, Faces Challenges From Data Center Growth, Trump's Fossil Fuel Focus
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 1:46pm | 603Read More...Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is committed to restoring parts of Brazil’s Amazon and Atlantic forests for carbon credits. The company told the Financial Times it inked a deal to buy 3.5 million credits over two years from Brazil startup Re.green. The deal could be worth approximately $200...
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Blockchain's Potential Beyond Finance: From Sustainable Energy To Humanitarian Aid
Monday, November 20, 2023 - 2:30pm | 558Read More...Experts have stressed the critical role of education in understanding and leveraging blockchain technology for various global challenges, stressing its importance from creating sustainable energy solutions to providing humanitarian aid. Speaking at Benzinga's Future of Digital Assets...
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5 Alternative Investment Opportunities For Professional Traders Seeking To Add More Ambition To Their Portfolios
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 11:57am | 1364Read More...Experienced professional traders know all too well that opportunities can spring up from the most unconventional of places. They also understand the value of taking calculated risks when the right moment arises. This has helped to pave the way for more professional and institutional traders to...
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Disney, Shell, Gucci Allegedly Used Worthless Carbon Credits As Top Certifier's CEO Resigns
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 7:01am | 476Read More...David Antonioli, the CEO of Verra, a Washington-based non-profit, the world's largest carbon credit certifier, has announced his resignation following allegations that the organization approved millions of worthless offsets used by major companies, impacting the climate. What Happened: The forest...
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Algorand Transaction Fees To Pay For Carbon Offsets
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 1:14pm | 238Read More...Major blockchain Algorand (CRYPTO: ALGO) plans to devote a portion of the ecosystem's transaction fees to purchase carbon credits at the decentralized carbon offset marketplace ClimateTrade. What Happened: In a Thursday announcement, Algorand wrote it will implement a smart contract...
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Crypto Carbon Credits For Hemp Growers? It's A $10B Market Opportunity & This Company's On It
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 8:38am | 338Read More...Puration, Inc. (OTC: PURA) announced its vision for connecting the carbon sequestering benefit of hemp cultivation to income opportunities for hemp growers monetized through cryptocurrency. In a recent press release, Puration explained that hemp is a “carbon sequestering heavyweight, one...
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Today's Pickup: Clean Truck Programs May Take A Hit Amid Cap-And-Trade Decline
Friday, June 5, 2020 - 2:52pm | 749Read More...Good day, Clean truck programs funded by California's cap-and-trade program may take a hit as the coronavirus pandemic has limited fossil fuel activity that drives the pollution reduction program. Cap-and-trade, in effect since 2016, limits the amount of carbon that companies are allowed to...
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Tesla Shares Volatile On Fears of Regulatory Clamp Down (TSLA)
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 11:17am | 395Read More...Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) were volatile in early trade on fears that a regulatory clamp down could weigh on profits. Automotive News reported Monday morning that Tesla's ability to sell its extra carbon credits for huge profits could come under regulatory pressure and risk the company's...
