My wife Jenni and I launched Kuzuka.com earlier this year as an on-line marketplace for carbon offsets. At that moment my life as a blogger began. My blog, “The Buzz”, will provide commentary on the carbon offset industry and other climate change-related things that pop into my head that I want to share.

Before Kuzuka took over our lives, I was a scientist at a leading research institute who used satellite images to answer questions about climate change. I would look at pictures of the Amazon to see how much rain forest had disappeared. I would also look at pictures of Asia to see how much rice was being grown, since rice agriculture is a big source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Now that you know my background as a science geek, hopefully you will understand if it takes me a few blogs to transform my writing style. I’m used to writing for ultra-dry, put-you-to-sleep science journals. This is a big shift in styles for me, but I’m up to the challenge.

I hope to hear from many of you over the coming years. Please feel free to email me with questions or comments about anything related to offsets or climate change - your inquiries will be posted in ‘The Buzz’ so that all readers can benefit from them. And if I can’t answer your questions I’ll try to find someone who can.

Thanks for reading - Steve