http://greenzonecertified.com/blog Why buying tree credits is a great way to offset carbon pollution Wed, 14 May 2008 00:33:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en And for good reason! This news story sums up many of the reasons we founded Greenzone. Where does the money go that you spend on offsets? How much of the money is spent on administration, etc. How much of the money actually goes into the project you are buying ... http://greenzonecertified.com/blog/2008/05/14/newscast-criticises-many-carbon-credit-sellers/ The whole idea behind planting trees to offset carbon is that the trees will live to provide the offsets. This Railroad has the right idea in planting trees - but who will take care of them to make sure they live? As anyone who grows trees will tell you, the ... http://greenzonecertified.com/blog/2008/05/14/is-just-planting-the-trees-enough-how-do-you-know-if-they-will-live/ This is one of the many reasons we founded Greenzone. It made no sense to us to spend money on existing forests worldwide, or planting new trees somewhere else in the world that often die of neglect. This news article furthers that idea. There is only so much money ... http://greenzonecertified.com/blog/2008/05/14/is-buying-carbon-credits-from-existing-forests-the-best-way-to-spend-our-money/ Welcome to the Greenzone Blog. We will be posting our opinions, thoughts and latest news on our Blog as often as our busy lives allow us! We are primarily focused on issues related to green credits, tree credits, carbon credits, carbon offsets, consumer and commercial issues and interests in these ... http://greenzonecertified.com/blog/2008/03/03/hello-world/