VANCOUVER – As negotiations are underway for a U.N. agreement on climate change in Bali, Indonesia, a group of B.C. small businesses is announcing today that they are committing to cut and offset their greenhouse gas emissions on average by 64 percent or 999 tonnes next year. That’s equivalent to removing 360 cars from city streets.

The ten small businesses are participants in the first Carbon Neutral Workgroup for Small Business organized by Ecotrust Canada in partnership with the Pembina Institute. The Workgroup’s purpose is to help small businesses with the technical challenges of measuring, shrinking and offsetting their carbon footprint.

“Small business is the engine of B.C.’s economy and any action plan on global warming must involve this crucial sector,” says Ian Gill, President of Ecotrust Canada. “The entrepreneurs who participated in our first Carbon Neutral Workgroup are the early adopters proving the business case for taking action on global ... Read Original Article...