Zephyr Cove company plans forest project
John Seelmeyer, Northern Nevada Business Weekly
A Zephyr Cove company says it is studying possible locations in Nevada for creation of forests that can capture and store carbon dioxide.
Privately held Equinox Carbon Equities Inc. says it plans to plant 3,000 trees at a dairy farm in California’s Central Valley. The company didn’t provide details of the location.
Billy Barnwell, chief executive officer of Equinox Carbon Equities, said the company is managing the project for a unit of INET Global AG of Wil, Switzerland.
The trees would be hybrid of a North American hardwood with the fast-growing kiri species. Barnwell says the hybrid developed by Fresno-based Emerald Energy can grow 50 feet in three years.