Erik Blachford

Even a year ago, it would have been hard to imagine that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) -- the federal agency responsible for protecting consumers from misleading marketing claims -- would have any reason to wade into the world of climate change and cow power. But last week I went to Washington to represent TerraPass at an FTC hearing on carbon offsets. Media stories in 2007 expressed concern about possible risks to the public from an unregulated voluntary carbon market. Last July, a Congressional committee (before which our CEO Erik Blachford testified ) asked the FTC to examine the offset industry. All this led ... Read Full Story

Two more tidbits from the ECO:nomics conference: Recently I flagged a surprising comment from the Wall Street Journal: conventional wisdom in the press corps holds all three presidential candidates as equal on climate. I offered a few theories to explain this media blind spot, and upon reading David Roberts' summary of a panel discussion between the candidates' energy advisors, it's pretty clear the prize goes to theory #2: Maybe conventional wisdom holds that the policy differences are so hopelessly wonky as to be irrelevant. Broadly speaking, all three candidates want cap-and-trade, and that's what counts. Airy details around allowance allocations are of concern only ... Read Full Story

Congrats to the TerraPass team for hiring an extremely accomplished and well-regarded CEO.  Erik Blachford has accepted the role of CEO and will be leading TerraPass to its next level. The existing TerraPass Team has done an amazing job building TerraPass into the leader in the consumer carbon offsets field, and moving from a concept to a thriving business.  They're now ready to roll into the national scene.  Get ready for big things from TerraPass. Read Full Story

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