Category: Carbon Offset
KTOO story on the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
Kudos to KTOO’s Jeremy Hsieh for his good story on Renewable Juneau’s Carbon Offset Fund. Our advisory committee just today reached out to the first two local families to inform them of their successful applications for funding. If all goes well, these two homes could be off oil heat in a matter of weeks or…
Gustavus Support for Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
Berry’s Specialty ContractingSales & Service HVAC, Plumbing & Propane… …owned by Mark Berry, is the latest southeast Alaska business to carbon offset with the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund. Mark has been at it for over 23 years and as the Gustavus Toyo dealer, Mark recognizes the savings that can come from switching to a heat…
When it comes to carbon, neutral is more active than it sounds
Carbon neutrality is becoming a standard business practice. Microsoft is carbon-neutral, as are MetLife, Lyft, Salesforce, Google and BCG. And it’s not just for the big corporates or West Coast entrepreneurs. Startups (Diamond Foundry), small-(Burts Bees) and medium-size companies (Fetzer Vineyards) are carbon-neutral, and even countries like Costa Rica, the UK, and Finland have made…
Are Carbon Offsets the Wedding Registry Gift of the Future?
Fun and funny, this story, part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 220 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story is also quite informative. If nothing else, it shows us how carbon offsetting is moving beyond the corporate sphere and into the day to day of many of us…
IN THE NEWS: Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
Travel Weekly: In Juneau…New Carbon Offset Options for Travelers Travel Weekly, a national newspaper for the travel industry geared toward travel agents, has been educating and informing travel and tour professionals across the nation since 1958. Travel Weekly correspondent Renee Brincks published her story today detailing Renewable Juneau’s Carbon Offset Fund. Brincks does a splendid…
APPLICATION PROCESS OPEN!
For those households that meet eligibility criteria, the application process for the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund’s free heat pumps is now open! Over the last three months, the Fund has sold enough carbon offsets to finance the installation of at least two air source heat pumps in lower-income Juneau homes! Each heat pump will replace…
Carbon Offset Support!
The Leighty Foundation has become the latest Supporting Partner of the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund! With support from the Leighty Foundation, the Fund will realize its first year goal of two lower-income family oil to heat pump conversions this fall! From Nancy Waterman, Secretary & Managing Director and Bill Leighty, President-Elect, “The Leighty Foundation supports…
Monthly Subscriptions Now Available!
Here is my chance to sound like those classic canned radio ads! “You spoke and we listened!” We have been asked for the option of a monthly recurring “set it and forget it” offset choices and we have finally made them available. Now, on the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund One-Click Offset store page you can…
Climate change calculator: this tool shows how your flight is melting the Arctic
A new tool helps you calculate how much your air travel melts the Arctic. While we at Renewable Juneau are not big fan of guilt-tripping, there is some useful information and perspective in this interesting article. And, a great Alaskan justification for carbon offsetting. If you’re now super excited, visit juneaucarbonoffset.com! Source: Climate change calculator:…