Blue Source is proving there’s serious money in carbon offsets
Carbon offsets, or activities that reduce the amount of CO2 emitted each year, can take on a dizzying array of forms, from planting trees to flaring methane.
Blue Source, a company that offers technology to offset carbon in the U.S. (by doing things like capturing carbon and storing it), has just gotten an investment from injured investment bank Goldman Sachs.
To get a simple idea of how carbon offsets work, think of them as a bit like… Continue Reading
Roundup: Virgin Mobile absorbs Helio, Kindle for students, and more
Mobile voice network operator Virgin Mobile USA has finished absorbing rival Helio — We heard a rumor, more than once, that “massive firings” were being considered, but Virgin Mobile tells us that this won’t happen. Instead, some employees have been “rebadged” to work at its IT partner, IBM.
Amazon is developing a student version of electronic book-reading device Kindle — The question many students surely want to know: Will electronic textbooks on Kindle be any cheaper than the… Continue Reading