Green Shipping Partners with Bonneville Environmental Foundation to Certify Shipments as Carbon Neutral-


The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) has partnered with Green Shipping to offer an exceptional web service which enables both individuals and businesses to offset carbon emissions that are naturally discharged from utilizing their current shipping services. These days, shipping is certainly not green from any standpoint because of wasted paper, CO2 production from machinery, commercial trucks and other forms of transport – and, not to mention, much valued energy is consumed throughout the process. Greenshipping.com offers a simple solution to help mitigate global warming issues; by acquiring customer shipment tracking numbers that are given by FedEx, UPS and USPS, and analyzing the weight of the parcel, mode of transport and route of travel, they may accurately determine the greenhouse gas pollutants that are discharged because of each shipment. After the calculation, customers purchase carbon offset credits – which fund renewable energy projects and developments, as well as certify their packages as carbon neutral. Shippers that use the service regularly can set their user account to offset all shipments automatically, and participating businesses have the treat of carrying the GreenShipper logo on their websites, packages and invoices. There is also an iTrack module available to place on your website for easy customer tracking, enabling businesses to achieve more traffic and sales. Greenshipping.com is particularly unique in that it contributes customer payments toward renewable energy generation, methane capture and combustion, energy efficiency and reforestation development efforts.

Renewable energy generation efforts include development and utilization of wind energy, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal and biomass energy; vital for our nation’s future sustainability. Methane capture and combustion is also extremely crucial, as the global warming potential is 23 times that of carbon dioxide – so to burn and trap this potentially dangerous gas not only generates energy but also decreases greenhouse gas emissions by 96 percent. Energy efficiency, being one of the most cost effective methods to reduce carbon production, helps to broaden the use of emerging efficient technologies such as CFLs and LEDs, which aids Green Shipping to utilize less energy throughout the day. Reforestation efforts are unquestionably needed for offsetting carbon pollution and providing a sustainable future for the world, especially seeing that tropical deforestation accounts for a staggering 20 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. Planting more trees helps to restore the earth’s natural balance, as trees and other plants absorb carbon during their photosynthesis process. The Bonneville Environmental Foundation, well-known for their efforts in developing and marketing emergent renewable technologies, has taken part in this extraordinary enterprise to offer its renewable energy certificates (RECs) and certified carbon offsets for the company to pass on to its customers. In addition to the assistance provided to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and development of new renewable energy facilities, the BEF also donates its proceeds to long-term watershed restoration and renewable energy education for students and communities throughout the country. With sustainable and renewable energy developments budding at such a swift rate, it is particularly inspirational to see these innovative and savvy concepts make their way to the mainstream.