Expertise of Renewable Energy and Carbon Offset Provider Supports
Businesses Going Green
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- While the William J. Clinton
Presidential Center has earned a reputation as the gold standard in
environmentally friendly design, the Little Rock, Ark., structure has added
a new designation -- the Platinum rating for its LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environment Design) certification, thanks in part to its agreement with
Green Mountain Energy Company's BeGreen division. Green Mountain Energy
Company, the nation's leading provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset
products, worked with the Clinton Presidential Center to offset 100 percent
of its electricity consumption with renewable energy credits (RECs).
With the help of Green Mountain Energy's strategic approach, the
Clinton Presidential Center's purchase of renewable energy from Green
Mountain will offset 100 percent of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from
electricity usage through the end of 2008. Green Mountain has provided
similar services to many organizations nationwide, helping these companies
achieve LEED certification more than two dozen times since 2006.
"This purchase demonstrates how more businesses today understand the
importance of renewable energy and reducing their carbon footprints. They
are including the purchase of renewable energy, which helps them meet LEED
certification goals, in their sustainability programs," said Gillan
Taddune, chief environmental officer of Green Mountain Energy Company.
"Still, achieving LEED certification is not easy. Because Green Mountain
itself has been through the process of certifying its own offices, the
company has become much more than a REC provider for our customers -- they
look to us for guidance and experience in navigating the process."
"The Clinton Foundation and The Clinton Presidential Center are excited
about working with BeGreen and Green Mountain Energy Company as we continue
to fortify our position as a leader in environmental stewardship," said
Debbie Shock, director of facilities and operations for The Clinton
Foundation. "Former President Clinton takes great pride in green design and
protecting the environment. Purchasing renewable energy credits is one way
to make sure the Clinton Presidential Center is doing all that it can to
make a positive environmental impact."
The Clinton Presidential Center is the latest in a roster of
eco-friendly companies and organizations that have teamed up with Green
Mountain Energy Company's BeGreen division to reduce their environmental
impact through LEED certification. In a similar partnership earlier this
year, BeGreen assisted the McKinney Green Building in suburban Dallas to
attain the Core and Shell Platinum Pre-Certification LEED rating. This
certification level is designed for designers, builders, developers and new
building owners who want to address sustainable design for new core and
shell construction, including base building elements such as structure,
envelope and the HVAC system. The building was dubbed by the Dallas Morning
News as possibly "the most eco-friendly multi-tenant office building in
Dallas-Fort Worth."
About BeGreen Carbon Offsets
BeGreen(SM) Carbon Offsets, the latest solution-based product from
Green Mountain Energy Company, provides businesses and consumers the
opportunity to offset their carbon impact through the purchase of renewable
energy, forest sequestration, and other project based offsets. It also
provides education on the serious effects of CO2 emissions and climate
change, while introducing simple and effective ways to take steps towards
becoming carbon neutral. Supported by a community of forward-thinking
individuals, http://www.BeGreenNow.com encourages ways to cool down global
warming.
About Green Mountain Energy Company
Green Mountain, the nation's leading provider of cleaner energy and
carbon offset solutions, began in 1997 with a simple idea: "to change the
way power is made." The company offers consumers and businesses the choice
of cleaner electricity products using renewable sources such as wind, water
and solar that help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted into
the air. Green Mountain's new carbon offset initiative -- BeGreen(SM)
Carbon Offsets -- provides simple and effective ways to take steps towards
becoming carbon neutral. Visit http://www.BeGreenNow.com to learn about
ways to cool down global warming. Green Mountain's renewable energy and
carbon offset customers have collectively helped avoid over 3.3 million
tons of CO2 emissions. For more information please visit
http://www.greenmountain.com.
SOURCE BeGreen Carbon Offsets
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Related links:
http://www.BeGreenNow.com
http://www.greenmountain.com
CONTACT:
Benjamin Larkin, +1-214-303-6047,
benjamin.larkin@bluecurrentpr.com, for BeGreen Carbon Offsets
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