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Meridian Transportation Resources (MTR)
Western recently purchased 6,000 metric tons
of CO2 emission reductions from the Van
Eck Forest Project as part of the
company's "It's Good to be Green" initiative. "We're the only charter motorcoach carrier in
North America I know of that mitigates more
than 100 percent of the emissions it creates
by purchasing carbon offsets," says Darren
Berg, Chief Executive Officer of MTR Western. "Our proud support of the Van Eck Forest
Project is compelling evidence of our Visitors can read about the company’s emissions reduction initiatives, the Van Eck Forest Project, the role forests play in controlling global warming and a message from Berg about the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability. “MTR is setting a gold standard for sustainability in the transportation industry that we hope their customers will recognize and support,” says PFT President Laurie Wayburn. “We hope their efforts to heal the climate and improve air quality are applauded and emulated by others.”  Mayor Newsom and San Francisco Offset Olympic Torch Relay Emissions with Forest Carbon The City of San Francisco has become the latest high-profile supporter of the Van Eck Forest Project as the recipient of 500 metric tons of CO2 emission reductions valued at $7,500. Donated by the Pacific Forest Trust and the Fred M. van Eck Forest Foundation, the reductions will be used to offset airplane travel emissions associated with flying the 2008 Olympic Torch to San Francisco for the relay event dubbed "A Sustainable Journey." Mayor Gavin Newsom's staff was referred to PFT by Cantor CO2e, an emissions trading environmental brokerage based in London and San Francisco. "Here in San Francisco, we are on our own journey for a sustainable future," says Newsom. "This is our chance to showcase how local innovation and excellence - in fitness, environmental initiatives and sustainable business practices - can be examples for the world." Van Eck emission reductions are the first to be certified under California’s rigorous Forest Protocols, standards adopted by the state to help meet its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals. The Forest Protocols are the first such governmental standards in the United States. “We’re delighted Mayor Newsom has opted for forest-based CO2 emissions reductions in his continuing effort to position the City of San Francisco as a climate leader,” says PFT President Laurie Wayburn. “We hope this is the first of many opportunities we will have to work with the City to meet the goals of their Sustainable City program.”
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