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Most Rainforest Carbon Offsets ‘Worthless’: Report [Video]

A system that allows big corporations to buy carbon offsets in rain forests to cancel out their harmful emissions is essentially “worthless,” an analysis by several media organisations showed Wednesday.

Buying carbon credits by financing projects to protect rainforests has become a popular way for companies to claim they are carbon neutral, even though their activities generate gases that cause global warming.

However, some 90 percent of credits offered by the world’s leading provider, Verra, are likely “phantom credits,” said the study by British newspaper The Guardian, German weekly Die Zeit and SourceMaterial, a nonprofit investigative journalism organisation.

Their nine-month investigation, including an analysis of existing studies into Verra’s rainforest schemes and on the ground reporting, found that the offsets largely did not lead to effective reductions in deforestation or any climate benefit.

“Only a handful of Verra’s rainforest projects showed evidence of deforestation reductions, according to two studies, with …

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Cumberland elects school board members, supports school budget [Video]

Cumberland residents voted Tuesday to fill two Town Council seats, as well as two School Administrative District 51 school board seats. Running for Town Councilor At-Large were Baily Douglass, who served previously on the Cumberland Bicentennial committee, and Scott Jordan, a U.S. Army veteran with experience in the nonprofit sector. Douglass won a 967-vote, or []

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ISACS Leadership Academy in Partnership with Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management [Video]

If you are an independent school leader, claim one of just 40 seats at this year's Leadership Academy. Three transformative days will make you a more effective leader of change, giving you new clarity and direction. With supportive colleagues, you’ll learn from expert faculty from the Northwestern University Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management. Whether you are a head of school or a senior leader, whether or not you've attended the Leadership Academy in the past, this year's faculty line up is not one to miss. Be sure to plan your travel to stay for the entire event. You won't want to miss our last afternoon session together, a capstone to the entire Academy. We can't wait to see you there.Who Should AttendLeaders of Independent Schools; we encourage schools to send teams if possible.Dates & TimesPlease plan your travel to be able to participate in the program in its entirety.Monday, June 24 - Wednesday, June 26Daily: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. LocationThe Academy will take place at the Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University, Wieboldt Hall, 339 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL in downtown Chicago.www.isacs.org/leadershipacademy

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Mylène Farmer - Dernier Sourire Live @ Millennium Tour (Reaction) (TEARSSS) !!! [Video]

Instagram@ Shaahin.naajafi#mylenefarmerreaction #mylenefarmer #DerniersourireFair Use: https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/mo*Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS17 U.S. Code § 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair useNotwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—(1)the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;(2)the nature of the copyrighted work;(3)the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and(4)the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2546; Pub. L. 101–650, title VI, § 607, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5132; Pub. L. 102–492, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3145.)Music in this videoSong: Dernier SourireArtist : Mylene FarmerAlbum : Dernier SourireLicensed to YouTube byUMG (on behalf of Interscope); SOLAR Music Rights Management, Warner Chappell, CMRRA, UMPG Publishing, LatinAutorPerf, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., ASCAP, Ultra Publishing, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, LatinAutor, PEDL, LatinAutor - Warner Chappell, EMI Music Publishing, and 18 Music Rights Societies