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Dancin’ along the Canal

Posted on July 28 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in

July 25, 2009, The Ottawa Citizen, Cassandra Drudi

On Friday, July 31, Michel Gauthier wants us all dancing along the 7,000 metres of the urban portion of the Rideau Canal. The occasion is the opening of the second annual festival celebrating the city’s UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Comparing Footprints – What is the Right Size?

Posted on July 21 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in

July 28, 2009, the Evanston Roundtable, Eleanor Ravelle

RoundTable readers are probably most familiar with carbon footprint calculators that estimate the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by a person’s daily activities. (Some calculators include other greenhouse gases and report emissions in terms of carbon dioxide equivalents, written as CO2eq.)

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Comparing Footprints – What is the Right Size?

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July 28, 2009, the Evanston Roundtable, Eleanor Ravelle

RoundTable readers are probably most familiar with carbon footprint calculators that estimate the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by a person’s daily activities. (Some calculators include other greenhouse gases and report emissions in terms of carbon dioxide equivalents, written as CO2eq.)

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10 Startups Selling Software to Manage Carbon

Posted on July 20 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in

July 17, 2009, GIGAOM, The New York Times
By Katie Fehrenbacher

Zerofootprint’s new VELO Enterprise Carbon Management Software is featured as one of the top 10 companies in this industry.

“When the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, tells tens of thousands of suppliers to start tracking and disclosing the environmental impact of their products, odds are they’re gonna listen”…

“The company’s Velo software-as-a-service automates the monitoring and modeling of an organization’s carbon emissions to provide a carbon footprint and planning tool.”

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10 Startups Selling Software to Manage Carbon

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July 17, 2009, GIGAOM, The New York Times
By Katie Fehrenbacher

Zerofootprint’s new VELO Enterprise Carbon Management Software is featured as one of the top 10 companies in this industry.

“When the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, tells tens of thousands of suppliers to start tracking and disclosing the environmental impact of their products, odds are they’re gonna listen”…

“The company’s Velo software-as-a-service automates the monitoring and modeling of an organization’s carbon emissions to provide a carbon footprint and planning tool.”

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Carbon Neutral UK Village

Posted on July 20 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in

July 17, 2009, Green Muze

image An English village is attempting to be the first zero carbon village in the UK. Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, located 162 miles (261kms) from London, is working together as a community to reduce their carbon footprint and save some money as well.

Gary Charnock came up with the idea after hearing a climate change lecture. He then recruited fellow villager Roy

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Retrofit Competition to Renew Old Towers

Posted on July 14 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in The ZEROprize™

June 10, 2009, Canadian Property Managment, Barb Carss
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In this issue, Zerofootprint’s Building Re-Skinning Competition is featured and outlined in the magazine, making the goals and motivations clear for the competition.

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How do I take the guesswork out of carbon measurement?

Your carbon and environmental questions answered. An interview between Zerofootprint Founder and CEO, Ron Dembo and Jill Buck, founder of the Go Green Initiative, host of the Go Green Radio Show.

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