78 percent of all its registered projects

Who will prevail The bluesy thump of Nobody'sBusiness The New Pornographers-esque power pop of Anchorage The eclecticsounds of Suspicious Package The spare, dark indie rock of The Surge Onlythe first annual JOURNOPALOOZA will determine who wears the crown.(Logo: http://) And just as the best journalism is that which serves the public good,JOURNOPALOOZA is a rock festival with a charitable mission. All proceeds willbenefit two very worthy causes.The Committee to Protect Journalists is an advocacy organization that aids ourcolleagues in their efforts to bring out the truth under the harshest ofconditions. Half of the money raised with Journopalooza will go to CPJ'sJournalist Assistance Fund, their emergency resource to save journalists whomust go into hiding or exile to escape threats; journalists in need ofmedicine and other material support in prison; and journalists injured afterviolent attacks. The other half of the proceeds will help fund the NationalPress Club's efforts to hone the skills of the next generation of newsgatherers with their array of training programs and scholarships.In addition to an evening of competition-fueled music, JOURNOPALOOZA haseverything a journalist or rock-n-roller could want An open buffet ofmunchies. Limited edition JOURNOPALOOZA t-shirts designed by Pulitzer-winningcartoonist Tom Toles of Suspicious Package (and the Washington Post) And, ofcourse, a bar A cash bar, by necessity Our profession is in financialtrouble. Trouble that can only be fixed by rock n' roll.Learn more at: Press ClubChristina Davidson of the National Press Club, 1-202-271-1551,. DUBLIN, Ireland(Business Wire)Research and Markets( http://) hasannounced the addition of the "China Carbon Trading Market 2008-2012" report totheir offering.

China - the new center for global carbon credit trading China is reported to be the world's second-largest carbon dioxide producingcountry, and as such has become a hot spot for foreign carbon credit buyers andtraders. However, the current lack of transparency and immature market in China hascreated a murky environment with many unknowns, such as the extent of marketopenness, where to find the best projects, how to keep on top of trading risksand future carbon trading trends in the country. To further our clients' understanding of China's carbon trading market up to2012, Interfax China is scheduled to launch an industry-specific report on thistopic on March 31, 2008. The report, which is jointly written by our energy sector reporters and businessresearchers, will lay out in detail issues ranging from market status and majorplayers, to trading opportunities and risks, policies and registrationsprocedures, as well as pricing trends with the latest statistics, in-depthanalysis and well-researched forecasts. China's potential China is widely believed to be one of the major markets for carbon tradingprojects in the world at the moment. United Nations' statistics show that atpresent, China holds one-third of the total global carbon reduction credits, aproportion which is expected to increase to 41 percent by 2012 As of Jan.

16, 2008, a total of 1,068 clean development mechanism (CDM) projectshad secured approval from China's chief economic planner, the NationalDevelopment and Reform Commission (NDRC). Out of these, 154 projects havesuccessfully registered with the global authority, the CDM Executive Board (EB),accounting for 16.78 percent of all its registered projects. Despite uncertainty over the fast approaching 2012, when the current KyotoProtocol expires, the Chinese government has been busily encouraging the market,and a growing number of both local companies and institutions are showing anincreasing desire to acquire a share in and benefit from the booming market. China is currently facing many problems due to inefficient energy utilizationand increasing climate pressure, and this has become a stumbling block to therapid and sustained growth of the domestic economy. The central government iscurrently very interested in using carbon trading to both combat inefficientenergy utilization and to expose Chinese companies to foreign capital andtechnology transfers. Price issues Price will continue to be a sensitive issue in carbon trading in the nearfuture.