Ecotone and New Society Go Carbon Neutral

Ecotone Publishing, LLC, based in Kansas City, Missouri, announced in February 2006 that it will offset all carbon dioxide emissions related to its business operations. Ecotone, which publishes books about green design and construction, purchased 50 tons (45 tonnes) of carbon offsets to cover emissions caused by its travel, waste production, and use of paper, fossil fuels, and electricity in 2005. Ecotone’s announcement followed a similar initiative in May 2005 by New Society Publishers, based in Gabriola Island, British Columbia. New Society purchased 235 tons (213 tonnes) of carbon offsets to cover its 2003 operations. Snowbooks, Ltd., based in London, was the first publisher in the world to become carbon neutral, in 2004. Ecotone is online at www.ecotonedesign.com. New Society is at www.newsociety.com. Snowbooks is at www.snowbooks.com.