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• 2011

• July 

  Point Carbon - Assurances are Everything
  Sean Carney offers a possible solution to the problem of offset invalidation risk in California's cap-and-trade scheme.

  12July

  Forbes - Native Americans Get Seat At Climate Table
  In an effort to demonstrate effective greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies on tribal lands in the U.S. the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation recently partnered with carbon finance advisory firm EcoAnalytics LLC, Finite Carbon Corporation and Van Ness Feldman law firm.

  25March

  American Carbon Registry Presents Annual Awards for Outstanding Environmental Achievements
  Finite Carbon Corporation was presented with the ACR Innovation award for the development of the world’s first forest carbon risk mitigation product, the Carbon Reduction Guarantee.
  

• 2010

• 30Nov

  American Carbon Registry Approves Forest Carbon Risk Mitigation Product
  The American Carbon Registry®, a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, announces approval of the Carbon Reduction Guarantee, a risk mitigation product for U.S. and international forest carbon projects.
  

• Nov 

  The Forestry Source—Guest Column: Where Do We Go from Here?
  Vice President Matt Smith's column counsels landowners and foresters on the forest carbon marketplace.
  

• 26Oct

  Flying Kite—Q&A: Scott Nissenbaum, Finite Carbon
  President Scott Nissenbaum details Finite Carbon’s emergence as the country’s #1 forest carbon project developer and addresses future plans with editor Joe Petrucci.
  

• SeptOct

  Timber West—Guest Column: Forest Carbon Takes Root in Uncertain Regulatory Climate
  Finite Carbon President Scott Nissenbaum explains that the lack of a federal carbon-compliance system has not slowed the strong forest carbon opportunity for landowners.
  

• 27Sept

  ClimateWire—FORESTS: Offset program to target industrial timberlands
  Finite Carbon President Scott Nissenbaum and American Carbon Registry CTO Nick Martin discuss impact of new IFM methodology with reporter Dina Maron.
  

• May 

  The Forestry Source—Guest Column: Getting Ready for Carbon
  Vice President Matt Smith's quarterly column counsels landowners and foresters to prepare now for opportunities in the coming regulated carbon market.
  

• April 

  The Forestry Source—Precompliance Players See Gains in Forest Carbon Markets
  Forest Carbon's Brimstone project featured; Company VP Griffin addresses carbon credits' potential to appreciate in value.
  

• 2March

  Energy Risk—Carbon: US offset supply hits record high
  President Scott Nissenbaum assesses the US carbon offset market for reporter Pauline McCallion.
  

• Feb 

  The Forestry Source—Guest Column: US Carbon Markets: Where Are They Now—and How Did They Get Here?
  Vice President Matt Smiths’ quarterly column examines the evolution of the U.S. carbon market and where it’s headed.
  

Press Releases

• 2011

• 26Oct

  Finite Carbon Promotes Sean Carney to President, Adds to Advisory Board
  Promotion supports expansion plans following final approval of California Air Resources Board cap-and-trade rules

• 14April

  Finite Carbon Recruits Veteran from LandMark Systems Eco-Markets Business, Tim McAbee, as Director
  Forest carbon professional to expand project development within Finite Carbon

• 25Jan

  Finite Carbon Appoints Veteran from The Nature Conservancy, Dylan Jenkins, as Vice President of Portfolio Development
  Forest carbon and conservation expert to expand landowner outreach at Finite Carbon

• 2010

• 15Dec

  Finite Carbon Names Noah Becker as Chief Financial Officer
  Becker brings a wealth of financial talent to the #1 forest carbon developer in the United States

• 27Sept

  American Carbon Registry Approves IFM Methodology for US Commercial Timberlands Unleashing US Forest Carbon Offset Potential
   

• 4Aug

  Five Finite Carbon Improved Forest Management Projects in South Carolina Developed with Milliken Forestry Receive Climate Action Reserve Listings
   

• 3May

  New England Forestry Foundation Selects Finite Carbon to Develop Improved Forest Management Project in New Hampshire
   

• 20April

  Finite Carbon Submits to the Climate Action Reserve an Improved Forest Management Project for Groton Land Company, in South Carolina
   

• 10March

  Finite Carbon Signs Agreement with Lyme Timber’s Forest Fund Subsidiary for Improved Forest Management Project in Tennessee
  Only the second such project with a Climate Action Reserve listing outside of California, it could generate hundreds of thousands in carbon offsets

• 2March

  Finite Carbon Names Former Forecon EcoMarket Solutions Director Matt Smith Forest Operations Vice President
  Smith headed this Chicago Climate Exchange member since 2007 and was Society of American Foresters Western NY Chair