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Carbonfund.org Launches Earth Day Carbon Offset Challenge; Purchases and Retires Carbon Offsets for Individuals Businesses

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org because the threat of climate change is
too important to ignore or put off on our children ," says co-founder
and Vice President Lesley Carlson.

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Scientists from NASA, Columbia University , New York, and Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.85 watts per meter squared .org purchases CO2 emissions from around the
world and retires them, reducing the overall amount of CO2.

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Even if there were no further increase of human-made gases in
the air, climate would continue to warm that much over the next century. Data has shown they have risen by
approximately 3.

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That will
cause an additional warming of 0. The
lag in the ocean's response has practical consequences .

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"The energy imbalance is an expected consequence of increasing atmospheric
pollution, especially carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and black carbon
particles. These pollutants block the Earth's heat radiation from escaping to
space, and they increase absorption of sunlight," said Jim Hansen of NASA 's
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York. He continues, "Earth Day offers
a great opportunity for everyone to stand up and take a positive step
for the environment and our future. "Our goal is to offer individuals and businesses the
lowest-cost, easiest-to-use pathway to reducing climate change .
"We created Carbonfund.carbonfund.

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26 inches per decade.

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They confirmed the energy
imbalance by using precise measurements of increasing ocean heat content over
the past 10 years. Although it doesn 't seem like
much, adding up the number of feet around the world creates a big effect.org, a
Washington , DC-based nonprofit organization, launched its Earth Day
Carbon Offset Challenge encouraging individuals and companies to
offset their carbon dioxide emissions to reduce the threat of climate
change .org, an all-volunteer organization, purchases
greenhouse gas emissions from a variety of sources and supports a
variety of offset projects around the world, including energy
efficiency and renewable energy. Carbon allowances are permanently
retired, reducing the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be
emitted.

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Scientists Confirm Earth's Energy is Out of Balance

used satellites, data from buoys and
computer models to study the Earth's oceans.6 mile) of sea level, if there were that much ice.
"Carbonfund.org
co-founder and President Eric Carlson. Carbonfund.

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He is the lead author of the
new study, which is in this week's Science Magazine Science Express.
As the Earth warms it emits more heat. Supporters receive a certificate for their
donation and all donations are tax deductible.
All carbon offsets received by May 1st will count toward the
Challenge and the results will be announced on the Carbonfund.

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Warmer worldwide water temperatures also affect other things .org

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To understand the difference, think of a one-watt light bulb shining over
an area of one square meter (10. Since 1993, sea levels have been
measured by satellite altimeters.

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1 centimeters or 1. The researchers agree monitoring
ice sheets and sea level is necessary to best ensure the system is in balance.nasa.

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It means there is an
additional global warming of about one degree Fahrenheit that is already in
the pipeline.
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WASHINGTON , Scientists have concluded more energy
is being absorbed from the sun than is emitted back to space , throwing the
Earth's energy "out of balance" and warming the globe. The imbalance is 0.6 degrees Celsius (1 degree Fahrenheit) by
the end of this century. A company's carbon
footprint can include office energy use, business travel and other
operations functions.

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Although 3.1 centimeters is a small change, the rate of increase is twice
as large as in the preceding century."
Participating in the Challenge is simple: Individuals or companies
choose to offset a fixed number of carbon dioxide tons or calculate
their specific carbon footprint with an easy-to-use online calculator
(www.
Basically , we buy carbon and retire it," says Carlson.

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The study reveals Earth's energy imbalance is large by standards of the
planet's history. Eventually the Earth will be back
in balance, if the greenhouse gas emissions are kept at the same level of
today.org is an IRS registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization .

Global change topics include climate change ('global warming'), greenhouse gases, and stratospheric ozone.

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76 square feet). There are positive feedbacks that come
into play, as the area of ice melt increases.org's Earth Day Carbon Offset Challenge provides
forward-thinking individuals and companies a uniquely flexible and
affordable opportunity to make an immediate and tangible difference in
the fight against global climate change," says Carbonfund.

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Scientists know it takes the ocean longer to warm than the land.
Carbonfund. "The Earth Day Challenge enables
individuals and companies to be part of the solution to climate change
and stress their commitment to a cleaner, brighter future ."

About Carbon Offsets

Carbon dioxide results from the burning of fossil fuels, primarily
coal and oil, and is the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate
change, or global warming .

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To
put this number into perspective, an imbalance of one-watt per square meter,
maintained for the past 10,000 years is enough to melt ice equivalent to one
kilometer (.

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WASHINGTON----Carbonfund. Reducing CO2 protects us from the threat of
climate change.
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"Warmer
waters increase the likelihood of accelerated ice sheet disintegration and sea
level rise during this century," Hansen said.

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