Deadline for Carbon Credits Contract Signup is August 15.- Last Date To Earn 2007 Credits - WEST DES MOINES, Iowa West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents. -- August 15 is the deadline for farm operators with no-till or strip-till cropping practices or new grass plantings to sign up to sell carbon credits and still take advantage of a bonus provision that includes credit for 2007 practices. Completed contracts must be postmarked by the mid-August date to qualify, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chad Martin, Soils Specialist with AgraGate Climate Credits Corp. The 2008-2012 contract is for cropland crop·land n. Land that is fit or used for growing crops. farmed with continuous no-tillage or strip-tillage, or with grass plantings made since January 1, 1999. The contract also has a bonus clause for operators who used the conservation tillage practices in 2007. Blank contracts are available on the AgraGate Web site: www.agragate.com. "The contract includes an option for an additional year of credit for cropland that was no-tilled or strip-tilled in 2007," Martin says. "If the tillage practices qualify and can be verified the operator could earn credit for last year's action. However, that option is gone after the deadline and the contract rolls over to a 2009-2013 term with possible 2008 credit." AgraGate collects carbon credits from farmers, ranchers and private forest owners, assembles the credits into large bundles, and then sells them on the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX (Cisco Compatible EXtensions) Specifications for makers of 802.11 wireless LAN chips for ensuring compliance with Cisco's proprietary wireless LAN protocols. For example, Cisco's LEAP and EAP-FAST are part of CCX. See EAP. ). CCX emitting e·mit tr.v. e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits 1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat. 2. a. members have made a voluntary - but legally binding - commitment to meet annual greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Those who reduce emissions below the targets have surplus allowances to sell or bank; those who emit TO EMIT. To put out; to send forth, 2. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution, contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: No state shall emit bills of credit. above the targets can comply, in part, by purchasing credits from sources such as AgraGate. Greenhouse gas emitters can use offsets for no more than 50 percent of their emission reduction goals. AgraGate, a subsidiary of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, is the leading aggregator of carbon credits from agriculture. On behalf of farmers, ranchers and private forest owners, the company has marketed more than 3 million carbon credits from enrollments in 26 states on the CCX. For additional information on the 2008-2012 cropland soils contract, or the 2009-2013 contract that goes into effect after August 15, call AgraGate at 866-633-6758 or visit www.agragate.com. |
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