Build A Sustainable Energy Future
With Your Purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets

A carbon footprint is a measure of impact that your day to day activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases they produce. Although there are many things we can do personally to reduce our carbon emissions and the negative impact we have on the environment, each of us in our normal everyday lives still contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change.

The City of Ashland wants to provide our customers the option of promoting future renewable energy development. That's why we are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells carbon offsets that represent the environmental benefits of renewable power such as wind and solar. They directly further the development of new renewable energy projects offering one of the most effective ways to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and hydropower. A BEF Carbon Offsets approximately 1,500 pounds of CO2 and supports the production of electricity from clean and sustainable renewable power from solar and wind power projects across North America.

Please join The City of Ashland to help reduce our carbon footprint with your purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets.

Be sure to enter purchase code ASHLAND to ensure that The City of Ashland is notified of your purchase.

Renewable Energy
from Oregon State University

Everything we do today has an impact on tomorrow. As students, faculty, and a community, we can't escape the fact that the future is ours to protect. Oregon State University has been ranked in the Top 25 for 2008 in the second-annual "College Sustainability Report Card," an assessment of sustainability in higher education. That's why this year Oregon State University wants to provide our students and faculty the option to participate in the development of renewable energy. We are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to demonstrate our commitment to sustainable practices.

BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells carbon offsets that support the production of electricity from clean, sustainable renewable sources like solar and wind projects. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas, which means carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. As you take steps to reduce the impact of your daily activities on the environment, you can now offset the remaining impact of your activities through the purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets.

Be sure to enter promo code OSU Friends in order to receive the 20% discount.

Renewable Energy

In 2002, the citizens of Breckenridge developed a Vision Plan to express how they wanted to see their community evolve over the next 20 years. Natural Resources were chosen as one of the most important Town values. Specifically, the community envisioned Breckenridge as a protector of wildlife and its habitat, as a guardian of air and water quality, and as a warden of open space. As a result, everyone from Town Council members to Town employees are concerned about sustainability and global warming issues. In an effort to do our part, the Town has embarked on a strategy to reduce our own energy consumption and carbon footprint, produce on-site renewables where practical, and offset the remaining electricity consumption through the purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets through the non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation. The Town of Breckenridge would like to invite you to join us and take steps to reduce your impact on the environment.

Developing Future Renewable Energy Sources

The Town of Breckenridge is providing customers with the option to promote future renewable energy development. That's why we are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells Carbon Offsets that support the production of electricity from clean, sustainable renewable sources like solar and wind projects. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas, which means carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. As you take steps to reduce the impact of your daily activities on the environment, you can now offset the remaining impact of your activities through the purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets.

Be sure to enter the promo code BRECKENRIDGE to ensure that the Town of Breckenridge is notified of your purchase.

Green Carbon Footprint

Momentum Greens Your River Expedition

Momentum River Expeditions is partnering with the national non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to offset the carbon emissions emitted while shuttling you to and from your river adventure by purchasing BEF Carbon Offsets. Each BEF Carbon Offset represents 1,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy entering the grid and offsets a minimum of 1200 pounds of CO2—equal to approximately 800 miles flown or 1500 miles driven. BEF Carbon Offsets are certified by the industry standard Green-e® Climate program and meet an independent environmental review endorsed by regional and national environmental organizations including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

You Green Your Life

We encourage you to take energy efficiency initiatives that will reduce the carbon footprint of your home, travel, event or business. To round out greening your lifestyle, offset the remaining emissions with BEF Carbon Offsets. Your purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets will help ensure that clean, renewable power is generated for the grid. All net revenue is reinvested to serve BEF’s two-fold mission of providing 10 year funding and support to watershed restoration projects and promoting the development of new solar and wind energy projects throughout the country.

Use the Carbon Calculator

CO2 occurs naturally but elevated levels of CO2 are of great concern because they affect the natural balance of our planet’s atmosphere. BEF’s carbon calculator is a tool to help you determine how big your carbon footprint is. Just enter your information about your traveling, heating, and electricity usage and the calculator will tell you how much CO2 is emitted from these activities and how many BEF Carbon Offsets are needed to offset them. Through our partnership with Momentum River Expeditions, we’re offering 20% savings to Momentum customers.

Be sure to enter the promo code MOMENTUM in order to receive the 20% discount.

REI Adventures Employees
Join REI Adventures in Supporting Clean, Green, Renewable Energy - At Pro-Deal Prices

Through a partnership with Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), REI will purchase enough BEF Carbon Offsets (renewable energy certificates) to offset the greenhouse gases generated on every REI Adventures trip via air, land and water travel. These BEF Carbon Offsets are created when wind power - or other green energy - is substituted for traditional power (generated by fossil fuels), linked to pollution and global warming. In fact, about one-third of the world's global warming pollution is associated with transportation. Explore this site to learn more about BEF Carbon Offsets.

Match REI's Commitment by Greening Your Own Energy Use

As part of this partnership, BEF is offering ProDeal pricing on BEF’s BEF Carbon Offsets. So now you can reduce global warming pollution by offsetting your own "carbon footprint" - including the energy you use in your home, your car, and your other travel - at a discount!

BEF is offering REI employees a 40% discount on BEF Carbon Offset purchases through this special landing page. Use BEF’s carbon calculator to see how your energy use adds up.

Be sure to enter the promo code REIAdventuresEmployees in order to receive the 40% pro-deal discount.

For additional information about REI Adventures' carbon-neutral travel program, visit www.reiadventures.com.
Join REI Adventures and become a part of the solution for a sustainable, domestic and renewable energy future.

Welcome, Friends of REI
Join REI Adventures in Supporting Clean, Renewable Energy

REI and its adventure travel company REI Adventures have partnered with Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to purchase more than 52,000 BEF Carbon Offsets in the coming year, offsetting more than 36,000 tons of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are the largest source of climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions. This level of offsets equates to the annual CO2 emissions of approximately 6,200 average gas-powered cars, more than 2,000 commercial around-the-world airplane flights, or powering nearly 5,000 typical U.S. homes for a year with 100 percent renewable energy.

Match REI's Commitment by Greening Your Own Energy Use

You can reduce global warming pollution by offsetting your own "carbon footprint" - including the energy you use in your home, your car, and your other travel. Use BEF’s carbon calculator to see how your energy use adds up.

Buy now and BEF will send you:

a $20 REI Gift Card for purchases of $120 or more
a $40 REI Gift Card for purchases of $200 or more

Be sure to enter promo code REIADVENTURES when making your purchase.

Give Back to the Places REI Adventures Visits

BEF and REI will also collaborate each year to support a clean, renewable energy future for a local community in a country visited by REI Adventures travelers. Beginning next year BEF will donate 10 percent of its revenue from REI Adventures and all REI customer purchases to annually fund a renewable energy project, including the development of a local infrastructure for ongoing maintenance and support. Each project is expected to bring much-needed electricity to classrooms, health clinics, and other public facilities in developing countries.

REI's Commitment

REI Adventures' carbon-neutral travel commitment is only a part of REI's broader commitment to environmental stewardship. REI has been active in protecting the environment, giving back to communities, and encouraging responsible outdoor recreation for decades. This year, REI earmarked $3 million for outdoor recreation and conservation grants, with an additional $1 million for the preservation and maintenance of community parks. It also converted 20 of its 85 stores to 100 percent green power through renewable energy contracts with local utilities (20 percent of REI's national electricity use), and received LEED-CI Silver® certification for its Pittsburgh store by the U.S. Green Building Council.

For additional information about REI Adventures' carbon-neutral travel program, visit www.reiadventures.com.
Join REI Adventures and become a part of the solution for a sustainable, domestic and renewable energy future.

Renewable Energy
from The City of Cascade Locks

Everything we do today has an impact on tomorrow. As individuals, companies and a community, we can't escape the fact that the future is ours to protect. We are fortunate to live in a city that offers a beautiful, unique setting for housing, recreation, education, and business development. The City of Cascade Locks would now like to offer our residents the opportunity to participate in making the environment a better place for future generations.

Developing Future Renewable Energy Sources

The City of Cascade Locks wants to provide our residents the option to participate in the development of renewable energy. We are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells carbon offsets that support the production of electricity from clean, sustainable renewable sources like solar and wind projects. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas, which means carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. As you take steps to reduce the impact of your daily activities on the environment, you can now offset the remaining impact of your activities through the purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets.

Be sure to enter promo code CASCADE to ensure that the City of Cascade Locks is notified of your purchase.

Renewable Energy from Cowlitz PUD

Everything we do today has an impact on tomorrow. As individuals, companies and a community, we can't escape the fact that the future is ours to protect. That's why this year Cowlitz PUD wants to provide our residents the option to participate in the development of renewable energy. We are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF).

BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells Carbon Offsets, which support the production of electricity from clean, sustainable renewable sources like solar and wind projects. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas, which means carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. As you take steps to reduce the impact of your daily activities on the environment, you can now offset the remaining impact of your activities through the purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets.

Be sure to enter promo code COWLITZ to ensure that the Cowlitz PUD is notified of your purchase.

Klickitat PUD and the non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation have teamed up to make it easy for homes and businesses in Klickitat County to support renewable power.

Klickitat PUD co-operates the McNary Fishway Hydroelectric Project and a landfill-gas generating facility at the Roosevelt Regional Landfill along with partial ownership of the power from White Creek Wind Farm in Roosevelt, Washington. The 205-megawatt project made up of 89 wind turbines is the nation's largest wind project owned by public power providers and generates enough renewable energy to power 38,000 residences. By purchasing BEF Carbon Offsets through BEF, you are generating additional funds for similar groundbreaking renewable energy projects.

BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sell carbon offsets that support the production of electricity from clean and sustainable renewable energy from solar and wind power projects across North America. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas. When those conventional power sources operate less, carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. The BEF Carbon Offset supports and captures those reductions.

Be sure to enter promo code KPUD to ensure that the Klickitat PUD is notified of your purchase.

Renewable Energy from McMinnville Water & Light

Everything we do today has an impact on tomorrow. As individuals, companies and a community, we can't escape the fact that the future is ours to protect. That's why this year 6 % of all McMinnville's residential and commercial energy loads are now powered by clean, renewable energy. This environmentally friendly power is generated by wind farms right here in the Pacific Northwest. But 6% is merely the first step.

Developing Future Renewable Energy Sources

Did you know that the average McMinnville Water & Light household uses 1,350 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month? Did you also know that supporting the development of just 1,000 kilowatt-hours of clean, renewable energy every month for a year provides the same environmental benefit as planting 2 acres of trees or not driving a car for approximately 22,000 miles?

McMinnville Water & Light wants to provide customers the option of promoting future renewable energy development. That's why we are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells carbon offsets that support the production of electricity from clean and sustainable renewable energy from solar and wind power projects across North America. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas. When those conventional power sources operate less, carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. The BEF Carbon Offset supports and captures those reductions.

Be sure to enter promo code McMinnville to ensure that McMinnville Water & Light is notified of your purchase.

Renewable Energy from City of Milton-Freewater

Milton-Freewater City Light & Power is Oregon’s oldest municipal electric utility. Through the years we have always looked for ways to serve you better. Now City Light & Power can offer our customers an easy way of purchasing safe, clean renewable energy and to promote the growth of future renewable energy development. That's why we are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells carbon offsets that support the production of electricity from clean and sustainable renewable energy from solar and wind power projects across North America. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas. When those conventional power sources operate less, carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. The BEF Carbon Offset supports and captures those reductions.

Be sure to enter promo code Milton to ensure that the City of Milton-Freewater is notified of your purchase.

Renewable Energy
from Monmouth Power & Light

Everything we do today has an impact on tomorrow. As individuals, businesses and as a community, we can't escape the fact that the future is ours to protect. We know that the best approach starts with conserving energy, which is why we have an active Weatherization & Conservation program, offering multiple incentives to our customers. In addition, 6% of all Monmouth’s residential and commercial energy loads are powered by clean, renewable energy which is generated by wind farms right here in the Pacific Northwest. However, these are merely the first steps in working toward a cleaner energy future.

Developing Future Renewable Energy Sources

Did you know that the average household in Monmouth uses about 1,200 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month? Did you also know that supporting the development of just 1,000 kilowatt-hours of clean, renewable energy every month for a year provides the same environmental benefit as planting 2 acres of trees or not driving a car for approximately 22,000 miles?

Monmouth Power & Light wants to provide our customers the option of promoting future renewable energy development. That's why we are proud to partner with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to renewable energy development and watershed restoration. BEF sells carbon offsets that represent the environmental benefits of renewable power such as wind and solar. They directly further the development of NEW renewable energy projects offering one of the most effective ways to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and hydropower. BEF Carbon Offsets offset a minimum of 1,295 or more pounds of CO2 and support the production of electricity from clean and sustainable renewable energy from solar and wind power projects across North America.

Be sure to enter promo code Monmouth to ensure that Monmouth Power & Light is notified of your purchase.

Oregon Interfaith Power and Light

Oregon Interfaith Power and Light and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation are partnering to offer you BEF Carbon Offsets. Purchasing BEF Carbon Offsets to offset the negative impacts of electricity is an easy, inexpensive way to demonstrate your commitment to protecting creation. BEF Carbon Offsets help replace fossil fuels burning electricity with clean, renewable energy from North America.

Each BEF Carbon Offset represents the environmental attributes - principally displaced greenhouse gas and other emissions - associated with the generation of one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity from generating facilities that rely on qualifying renewable resources like wind and solar power. All of BEF’s carbon offset products are from 100 percent new, renewable sources in North America and are certified by Green-e® Climate, the leading voluntary certification for green power products. In addition, BEF purchases carbon offsets only from projects that have been subject to an independent environmental review using criteria developed in collaboration with regional and national environmental organizations.

Be sure to enter promo code Oregon Interfaith to ensure that Oregon Interfaith Power and Light is notified of your purchase.

Do you know what your carbon footprint is?

A carbon footprint is a measure of impact that your day to day activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases they produce. Although there are many things we can do personally to reduce our carbon emissions and the negative impact we have on the environment, each of us in our normal everyday lives still contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate changes.

Through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) it has become possible for each of us to purchase Carbon Offsets to help balance out our carbon footprint and the negative impact we have on the environment.

By purchasing Carbon Offsets, we are supporting the development of projects that are able to produce renewable electricity from clean, sustainable sources like solar and wind. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas, which in turn reduces carbon dioxide emissions. The purchase of Carbon Offsets allows us to balance out or offset, the negative impact we have on the environment.

Please join The City of Drain to help reduce our carbon footprint with your purchase of BEF carbon offsets.

Be sure to enter promo code DRAIN to ensure that The City of Drain is notified of your purchase.

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

DriveGreen™ unites AAA Oregon/Idaho with the BEF Carbon Offset program pioneered by the national non-profit organization, Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). If you would like to offset the carbon associated with your household activities and vacation/travel miles, BEF sells Carbon Offsets at a 30% discount to AAA members who are AAA DriveGreen program participants. BEF Carbon Offsets support the production of electricity from clean, renewable sources like wind projects. These projects replace conventional polluting electricity sources like coal and natural gas, which means carbon dioxide emissions are reduced. As you take steps to reduce the impact of your daily activities on the environment, you can now offset the remaining impact of your activities through the purchase of BEF Carbon Offsets.

The AAA DriveGreen™ fee offsets the harmful emissions associated with 5,000* miles of driving. We call these "clean miles." If you would like to purchase additional blocks of "clean miles" from AAA at the discounted rate, please call toll free at 1-877-422-2359, or visit your local AAA Service Center. Be sure to mention the AAA access code or have your AAA membership number ready for the operator.

Be sure to enter promo code DriveGreen to receive a 30% discount.

Insuring a greener future

BEF Partners with Mainstay Insurance Group, AGPOM

Property owners and managers now have a way to save money while helping to save the planet, thanks to a unique partnership between BEF, Mainstay Insurance Group and AGPOM, the Association of Green Property Owners and Managers. By committing to AGPOM's Green Building Plan, property owners and managers not only reduce their energy use and can reduce their buildings' carbon footprints, they also reduce their insurance premiums. Mainstay Insurance Group has found that green property owners and managers represent less risk to the insurer, said Dusty Rowland, co-founder and president of Mainstay.

"We're helping property owners and managers commit to a corporate sustainability policy and addressing the overlap between going green and the management of business risk." -Dusty Rowland

"By committing to the AGPOM Green Building Plan, our firm was able to increase our insurance coverage while reducing our premiums and business risk. In addition, we expect to realize energy savings through our commitment to the AGPOM Green Building Plan." -Doug Waddell, President of Waddell Properties, Inc.

Discounted rates through this partnership are based on different levels of commitment. AGPOM offers several services to members including a cost-effective Green Building Plan, insurance products through Mainstay Insurance Group that provide premium reductions for committing to the Green Building Plan and Green Premium Plus, a program that purchases RECs for it's members to reduce their buildings carbon footprint.

AGPOM is a nonprofit organization based in Bellevue, Washington and was established in 2009. It aims at rewarding property owners and managers who turn to green practices to help their bottom line. More information about the programs can be found at www.mainstayins.com.