A former Google executive has accused the company of cheating the taxpayer out of hundreds of millions of pounds. Barney Jones claims the firm has been running an “immoral” tax avoidance scheme for the past decade. The 24-year-old, who worked at the company between 2002 and 2006, made his allegations to The Sunday Times. “The [...]

Factories, utilities and airlines snapped up a flood of carbon offsets from Ukraine and Russia to comply with European Union emission targets in 2012 amid speculation the credits would face usage restrictions. Ukraine supplied 169 million metric tons of United Nations Emission Reduction Units to EU emitters, a more than fivefold increase from 31.5 million [...]

Factories, utilities and airlines snapped up a flood of carbon offsets from Ukraine and Russia to comply with European Union emission targets in 2012 amid speculation the credits would face usage restrictions. Ukraine supplied 169 million metric tons of United Nations Emission Reduction Units to EU emitters, a more than fivefold increase from 31.5 million [...]

A small B.C. school district says it’s planning not to buy carbon offsets through a provincial Crown corporation this year, but to use that money instead to reduce greenhouse gas emissions locally. Frank Lento, chairman of the Southeast Kootenay board of education, said the district is displeased with the Pacific Carbon Trust, which has been [...]

A small B.C. school district says it’s planning not to buy carbon offsets through a provincial Crown corporation this year, but to use that money instead to reduce greenhouse gas emissions locally. Frank Lento, chairman of the Southeast Kootenay board of education, said the district is displeased with the Pacific Carbon Trust, which has been [...]

Up to 60 people were injured when a car drove into a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Witnesses immediately ran over to lift up the 1997 Cadillac to help free a woman trapped underneath it. Three of those hurt were airlifted to hospital by helicopter. Another 12 to 15 were taken by ambulance [...]

Up to 60 people were injured when a car drove into a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Witnesses immediately ran over to lift up the 1997 Cadillac to help free a woman trapped underneath it. Three of those hurt were airlifted to hospital by helicopter. Another 12 to 15 were taken by ambulance [...]

A former Google executive has accused the company of cheating the taxpayer out of hundreds of millions of pounds. Barney Jones claims the firm has been running an “immoral” tax avoidance scheme for the past decade. The 24-year-old, who worked at the company between 2002 and 2006, made his allegations to The Sunday Times. “The [...]

A former Google executive has accused the company of cheating the taxpayer out of hundreds of millions of pounds. Barney Jones claims the firm has been running an “immoral” tax avoidance scheme for the past decade. The 24-year-old, who worked at the company between 2002 and 2006, made his allegations to The Sunday Times. “The [...]

“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to heat your home. Here’s the lowdown on carbon offsets, and two “green [...]

A small B.C. school district says it’s planning not to buy carbon offsets through a provincial Crown corporation this year but to use that money instead to reduce greenhouse gas emissions locally. Frank Lento, chairman of the Southeast Kootenay board of education, said the district is displeased with the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT), which has [...]