UPDATE: Save the trees: New campaign against deforestation launched

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Since the money raised by governments and corporations hasn't managed to halt the destruction of the world's rainforests — an area the size of Alabama or Greece is lost every year — a new U.S. campaign is now inviting individuals to chip in. The U.S. Agency for International Development and Code REDD, a California-based advocacy group, on Tuesday announced the launch of an online store for carbon offsets, certificates that will fund forest conservation projects in tropical countries.http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/business/ap/save-the-trees-new-campaign-against-deforestation-launched/article_4111eac6-9610-5c95-8d18-00025dc7e2d8.html