The dark side of credits for offsetting CO2 emissions

The dark side of credits for offsetting CO2 emissions Nowadays, with the increasing effort toward improving climate conditions, companies are rushing in order to buy credits for compensating their CO2 emissions. For the principle of offsetting the projects that generate credits should: deliver carbon benefits that are additional to a business-as-usual scenario, be able to show they would not have been viable without the revenue […]

Amazon illegally fired two activists in a “David vs. Goliath” fight.

Amazon illegally fired two activists in a “David vs. Goliath” fight. Claims of unfair labor practices at Amazon have become very common over the last few years. Although Amazon’s starting wage of 15$ an hour is twice the federal minimum in the US, the working conditions and the labor practices implemented by the Seattle based […]