Carbon Offsets
Understanding Carbon Offsets
BEF Carbon Offsets represent the capture or reduction of harmful greenhouse gases emitted from sources such as animal waste, landfills, fossil fuels or refrigerants. Carbon offsets come from a variety of different project types including renewable energy projects and bio-digesters that capture and flare methane gas from animal waste or landfills.
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A carbon offset represents the reduction of greenhouse gases equivalent to 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide. (BEF Carbon Offsets are sold in increments less than 1 metric ton and in units of pounds of CO2-e.) Use BEF Carbon Offsets to balance the carbon emissions from activities such as air travel, employee commuting and product shipping.View Illustration
Supply Locations*
- Forest Creek Wind Farm (Up to 100% )
Sterling & Glasscock Counties, TX 06/2007 - Roscoe Wind Farm
Roscoe, TX 02/2008 - Sherbino Mesa Wind Farm
Pecos County, TX 10/2008 - Tatanka Wind Farm
Dickey & McIntosh Counties, ND
& MacPherson County, SD 07/ 2008 - White Creek Wind I
Roosevelt, WA 11/2007 - Wilton Wind Energy Center
Burleigh County, ND 01/2006 - Solar SunEdison ASD2 (Up to 100% )
Anderson High School Cottonwood, CA 09/2007 - SunEdison KHL38 Murrieta
Murrieta, CA 9/2007 - SunEdison KHL22 Fresno
Fresno, CA 10/2007 - SunEdison WG 113 Moreno Valley Solar
Moreno Valley, CA 09/2008
Methane Offset Projects
- Hernando County Landfill
Facility Location: Hernando County, Florida
Startup Date: September 2008 - Butler County Landfill
Facility Location: Butler County, Nebraska
Startup Date: September 2008 - Big Sky Dairy
Startup Date: December 2008
Use of Gas: Electric Generation - Finney County Landfill
Facility Location: Garden City, KS
Startup Date: December 2008
Use of Gas: Flare - Milner Butte Landfill
Facility Location: Monroe, WA
Startup Date: September 2009
Use of Gas: Flare now, Electric Generation in 2010 - Qaulco Dairy Digester
Facility Location: Monroe, WA
Startup Date: December 2008
Use of Gas: Electric Generation
We require our suppliers meet the highest standards to ensure we offer you the highest quality carbon offsets available. Here’s how our carbon offsets set the standard:
Beyond Business as Usual
BEF makes certain that your carbon offset purchase goes beyond business as usual to help fund new renewable energy or other emission reduction projects that would not otherwise happen.
Independent Certification
All of BEFs carbon offsets are certified by the nation’s leading, independent certification organizations including The Center for Resource Solutions’ Green-e® Climate program and The Climate Action Reserve, so you can be confident that your purchase is making a significant difference.
Environmental Review
BEF is the ONLY leading carbon solutions provider that requires all carbon offsets also meet environmental impact and siting criteria set up by independent environmental organizations including the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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International Delight, a WhiteWave Foods Company brand, has been a BEF partner since 2008. International Delight offsets 50% of the green house gas emissions associated with the production of their products with BEF’s Green-e Climate certified carbon offsets.
BEF’s Residential Carbon Calculator:
Way back in the year 2000 BEF launched the world’s first online carbon calculator. Today, BEF’s newest carbon calculator stands in a class by itself. No other calculator is as interactive, as informative or as fun. Visit the carbon calculator now to measure your home and travel carbon footprints and to purchase BEF Carbon Offsets.
Or for help measuring your company’s baseline carbon footprint contact BEF today.
BEF Case Study - Butler
Case study describing the Butler County Landfill Gas project.Type: pdfDownloadBEF Case Study - Hernando
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Case study describing the Larimer County Landfill Gas project.Type: pdfDownloadBEF Case Study - Qualco
Case study on the Qualco Methane Digester project.Type: pdfDownloadBEF Carbon Solutions Brochure
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