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The Pacific Forest Trust

California Main Office
The Presidio
1001-A O'Reilly Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: 415.561.0700
Fax: 415.561.9559

Oregon Office
2380 NW Kings Blvd.
Suite 103
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: 541.754.6868
Fax: 541.754.0014

Washington Office
3401 Fremont Ave. North
Suite 242
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206.547.9249
Fax: 206.547.9244

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PFT Founders Showcased in People
Magazine

The Pacific Forest Trust founders Laurie Wayburn and Connie Best are celebrated in the April 21 issue of People magazine.

The national magazine sent a reporter and
photographer to San Francisco to interview Wayburn and Best who figure prominently in the Earth Day issue's "Protectors of the Earth" feature. People is the most widely read magazine in the U.S. with a readership of more than 40 million.


To read more about Best and Wayburn in People, visit your local
newsstand or magazine vendor to purchase a copy. Or view and download a PDF of the article here (large file, broadband only).

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MTR Western Motorcoach Fleet Goes Carbon Neutral with Van Eck Emissions Reductions

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.

MTR Western is one of the leading charter motorcoach companies in North America for over-the-road tours, sports teams, conventions, and sightseeing. The Seattle-based charter company has made it a priority to neutralize its CO2 emissions as part of a commitment to be an industry leader with respect to environmental responsibility.


MTR Western's goal is to give its fleet a "net carbon negative" carbon footprint by using a combination of emission reductions from the Van Eck Forest and cleaner burning vehicles. MTR has purchased enough Van Eck reductions to compensate for what CO2 emissions remain after the company's acquisition of 74 new
motorcoaches outfitted with state-of-the-art clean burning Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines.

"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
commitment toward being a responsible environmental citizen."

The “It’s Good to be Green” campaign takes center stage on the MTR homepage. A polar bear invites website visitors to learn more about the company’s green profile by entering a sub-site dedicated to MTR’s climate initiative.

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.”


Gavin Newsom

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.”

 



Events

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Carbon Finance
North America
PFT's Connie Best and
3 Degree's Scott Porter
Discuss Forest & Ag-based
Carbon Offsets
June 4-6, 008
New York, NY

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Everyone Wins
with Woods

Forest Fete 2008
Hosted by
The Pacific Forest Trust

September 18, 2008
San Francisco
, CA
Go to Forest Fete 08 page