NYT: Carbon Offsets

This story on carbon offsets is a great intro into understanding something I find myseterious.

Corporations spent more than $54 million last year on carbon credits toward tree planting, wind farms, solar plants and other projects to balance the emissions created by their work.

But where exactly is that money going?

F.T.C. Asks if Carbon-Offset Money Is Well Spent

Greening San Francisco

ABC World News Tonight did this story on the Greening of San Francisco. It quickly covers a raction of the great things going on here, including the green roof of the new Academy of Sciences; the new solar panels on Giants Stadium; and the new PUC building powered by wind, solar and water powered elevators.

Read transcript here
Watch Video Here

Personal Wind Turbines

From TreeHugger, comes the Stormblade: a true personal wind turbine for residential use. The Stormblade Turbine can convert up to 70% of wind power into electricity, double the current average.

Note: also check out Eco-Living: The Best of TreeHugger.

In the personal wind turbine market, I also am interested in:
Sunforce Wind Generator
Use the wind to generate power and run your appliances and electronics. Great for cabins, 12V battery charging, remote power, backup power and hobbyists. Delivers up to 400 Watts.

Sunforce 400-Watt Wind Generator
Lightweight, weatherproof cast aluminum wind generator for powering buildings or pumps, or charging batteries for large power demands

Sunforce Wind Generator
Carbon fiber composite blades ensure low wind noise