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Carbon Credits for Preserving Forest Land

Recently protected woods in Guilford, Connecticut
Photo by Nancy Cohen
Recently protected woods in Guilford, Connecticut

By Rachel Ward

Rochester, NY – This week in Copenhagen, global leaders are working on a cooperative strategy to reduce global warming. Congress is also considering a proposal to set limits on carbon dioxide emissions in the US. As part of a collaboration with northeast public radio stations, Rachel Ward of WXXI in Rochester reports on the growing interest in offering carbon credits to polluters in exchange for preserving forest land.

Click the audio player above to hear Rachel's story now or use your podcasting software to download it to your computer or iPod.

Northeast environmental reporting is made possible, in part, by a grant from United Technologies and is part of NPR's Local News Initiative.