Alice Kenny, Ecosystem Marketplace

Alice Kenny is a prize-winning environmental news writer and a regular contributor to Ecosystem Marketplace.

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How the U.S. is Forging a National Ecosystem Marketplace
By Alice Kenny, Ecosystem Marketplace, July 08, 2009
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets (OESM) is just getting off the ground, but once under way it should lead to better coordination not only among......
Who Regulates Retail Offsets?
By Alice Kenny, Ecosystem Marketplace, March 05, 2008
The company you work for has just gone carbon neutral, but it can be hard for businesses or individuals to know which retail offsets really reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and which are just more......
The Tricky Question of Biofuels
By Alice Kenny, Ecosystem Marketplace, May 09, 2007
Steep gasoline prices and climate change concerns have driven a wave of investment in ethanol and biodiesel, but heavy use of biofuels may have a number of unintended consequences....
Voluntary Carbon Offsets: Boon or Boondoggle?
By Alice Kenny, Ecosystem Marketplace, March 08, 2007
The voluntary carbon market, which lets people and companies pay to offset the greenhouse gases they create, is growing exponentially every year. But with no standards and no regulation, many......