NHL to purchase carbon offsets to counter playoff air travel Globe_Sports
The National Hockey League said on Monday it would purchase carbon credits to offset airline emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The league will purchase the offsets from Portland, Oregon-based Bonneville Environmental Foundation, which operates offset projects that capture or cut greenhouse gases emitted from animal waste, landfills and fossil fuel use.The announcement, which coincides with Earth Day, is part of the NHL’s efforts to address climate change.
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