Why BEF
You have undoubtedly stumbled across a variety of places you could buy carbon offsets. So why should you spend your hard-earned money with us? Because your dollars go farther. Unlike other for-profit organizations, BEF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization. And that means all of our "profits" get reinvested back into renewable energy and watershed projects. In a real sense, you and your community are our stakeholders in our company.
When you buy our BEF Carbon Offsets, your purchase supports the development of a variety of sustainable energy projects. On a broad scale, here’s how your green helps the earth stay green:
- Adding renewable energy to our power grids
- Funding solar power systems for schools and public buildings
- Building wind power systems for farms, ranches and communities
- Helping restore watersheds to improve water quality and native fish habitats
Here are some other reasons why
BEF's Carbon Offsets are the best way to go green:
- TAX DEDUCTION FOR YOU. Your BEF Carbon Offset purchase may be tax-deductible.
- SUPPORT NEW SOURCES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY. Our BEF Carbon Offsets are from new renewable energy sources in North America built since 2005 that are displacing existing and polluting fossil-fuel generations
- ALL BEF CARBON OFFSETS MUST MEET CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. All of the renewable sources of BEF’s Carbon Offsets meet rigorous environmental criteria developed by three leading environmental organizations including The Natural Resources Defense Council. To the best of our knowledge, BEF is the only Carbon Offsets provider that performs such project analyses.
- CERTIFIED BY GREEN-E All our BEF Carbon Offsets are certified by Green-e® Climate, a national third party verifier of carbon offsets who is looking out for your best interests.