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Tom Rawls
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tom.ralws@nativeenergy.com

Recent Press Releases 

April 29, 2013
Chevy Brings ‘Big Smile’ to the Face of Carbon Reduction
In January, Chevrolet announced new investments in projects that reduce greenhouse gas
emissions as a part of its carbon reduction program, which seeks to prevent up to 8 million
metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the earth’s atmosphere. | Read more

April 2, 2013
NativeEnergy and GreenBiz report CO₂ emissions for the 2013 GreenBiz Forums
NativeEnergy, a leading provider of carbon offsets and renewable energy credits, has
calculated the greenhouse gas emissions for the 2013 GreenBiz Forums hosted in
New York City and San Francisco. | Read more

February 14, 2013
Curtis Packaging partners with NativeEnergy to bring clean water to rural Kenya
Curtis Packaging has offset the projected greenhouse gas emissions from their operations in
2013 by helping to support a NativeEnergy project providing water filters to households in rural
Kenya. This project reduces the amount of CO₂ released into the atmosphere from the burning
of unsustainably harvested wood to boil and purify water. | Read more

February 12, 2013
GreenBiz Forum’s first carbon offset sponsor, NativeEnergy, balances 2013 emissions
GreenBiz Group, Inc., the first media company focused exclusively on defining and accelerating
the business of sustainability, has selected NativeEnergy as the official carbon offset sponsor
for the 2013 GreenBiz Forums in New York City and San Francisco. NativeEnergy will balance
the emissions from attendee travel, venue use, and hotel accommodations with signature
Help Build™ carbon offsets and other carbon offsets. | Read more

January 23, 2013
Kendall-Jackson joins Green‑e Marketplace with 100% renewable energy commitment
3BL Media - Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced today that Kendall-Jackson
and parent wine company Jackson Family Wines, based in Santa Rosa, Calif., have joined
Green-e® Marketplace after purchasing 36,000 megawatt-hours of Green-e Energy Certified
renewable energy certificates from NativeEnergy. The purchase is on behalf of 100 percent of
the total annual electricity needs for Kendall-Jackson’s U.S.-based operations. | Read more

January 15, 2013
NativeEnergy offsets the 2012 New Metrics of Sustainable Business Conference
The 2012 New Metrics of Sustainable Business Conference explored how companies are defining,
measuring, and managing value for the future. The two-day conference in Philadelphia drew
participation from six countries and attracted leaders from brands as wide-ranging as Dow, Disney,
Procter & Gamble, Interface, Hess, Nestlé, L’Oreal, Bloomberg, and dozens more. | Read more

January 8, 2013
The Clymb offsets its shipping carbon emissions and helps build NativeEnergy’s
Indiana School Wind Project
The Clymb, the leading flash-sale e-tailer for the outdoor and active lifestyle, ships thousands
of packages a day to its members across the country. Each one of those packages travels by
plane, truck, or train to reach its customers. To combat emissions from shipping transportation,
The Clymb is partnering with NativeEnergy. | Read more 

November 29, 2012
NativeEnergy launches international carbon offset partnership that provides safe water
and cuts CO₂ pollution
NativeEnergy, a leading provider of carbon offsets, is launching a program that combines clean
water with carbon reductions in Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, and other developing countries. Credits
are now available from the Kenya Clean Water Project, which will reduce 100,000 tons of
greenhouse gas pollution. All projects are being certified to the Gold Standard, the leading
international carbon offset standard. | Read more

October 19, 2012
October 19 event celebrates school wind energy projects, built with carbon funding
from CLIF Bar, AVEDA, Ben & Jerry’s, and REVERB
Today, Northwestern School Corporation, NativeEnergy, and Performance Services (PSI) are
celebrating the installation of a 900kW wind turbine on the Northwestern High School campus.
The turbine—one of three Indiana school wind projects PSI and NativeEnergy are co-operating
on—will power school buildings and cut greenhouse gas pollution. CLIF Bar, Ben & Jerry’s, AVEDA,
and REVERB have helped enable the combined Indiana School Wind Project by purchasing
NativeEnergy’s Help Build™ carbon offsets. | Read more

September 5, 2012
Indiana schools install wind turbines with help from NativeEnergy
NativeEnergy is offering carbon offsets from a trio of wind turbines serving Indiana school districts.
By harnessing a natural resource, this project powers school buildings, saves money and teachers’
jobs, and provides hands-on renewable energy training for young people. | Read more

August 6, 2012
NativeEnergy and Sustainable Brands report 2012 greenhouse gas emissions
NativeEnergy and Sustainable Brands have calculated the CO2 emissions for the sixth annual
Sustainable Brands conference held on June 4-7 in San Diego, California. NativeEnergy has donated carbon offsets from projects in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania to counteract the carbon footprint
of the event. | Read more

June 19, 2012
Carbon offset provider kicks off green rewards program
In a joint effort to encourage individuals to reduce their carbon emissions, carbon offset provider NativeEnergy has partnered with Recyclebank®, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions. | Read more

June 6, 2012
NativeEnergy offsets CO₂ emissions at the 2012 Sustainable Brands Conference
NativeEnergy, a marketer of high-quality carbon offsets, is the carbon sponsor for this week’s Sustainable Brands Conference in San Diego. Corporations looking to further their sustainability efforts, like Google, Best Buy, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, are convening to share information about strategies and practices that achieve success on the triple bottom line—financial, social, and environmental. | Read more

May 17, 2012
Trash to energy: Oklahoma business fires bricks with landfill gas
Methane produced by landfills is a powerful greenhouse gas. In Oklahoma, NativeEnergy’s Wewoka Biogas Project is capturing that potentially harmful gas and putting it to good use. | Watch video

April 20, 2012
Designtex releases third year of greenhouse gas measurements and continues to operate carbon neutral
This Earth Week marks Designtex’s third year of carbon neutral operations. Designtex, a contract textile distributor and major supplier to the green building sector, is the only company in its industry to achieve a net zero operational footprint. | Read more

April 2, 2012
Recyclebank celebrates Earth Month, launches "Passport for the Planet" challenge
Recyclebank®, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses, has launched its Passport for the Planet challenge, a nationwide, interactive game to celebrate Earth Month and the steps that people in cities and countries around the world are taking to be more sustainable. | Read more

March 22, 2012
25 brands join forces to build carbon offset projects with NativeEnergy
Carbon offset developer NativeEnergy and a group of corporate leaders in sustainability are collaborating to help build two wind turbines in Iowa, a landfill gas-to-energy project in Oklahoma, and a farm methane reduction project in Pennsylvania. By working together, these brands will provide an economic boost to local communities and cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 400,000 metric tons. | Read more

October 12, 2011
NativeEnergy and Enerdyne dedicate new Oklahoma energy project 
NativeEnergy, Commercial Brick Corporation, WCA Waste Corporation, and Enerdyne Power Systems plan to dedicate the Wewoka Biogas Project on Friday, October 21 at 11am. This project, which will begin operating shortly before the event, will pipe methane gas from a landfill to fire bricks at a nearby plant. It combines green gas and carbon financing to demonstrate yet again that environmental innovation can benefit businesses. | Read more

June 30, 2011
NativeEnergy moves to Main Street Landing
NativeEnergy has moved into the Main Street Landing CornerStone Building at 3 Main Street in Burlington. The company was drawn to Main Street Landing’s commitment to sustainable development and corporate responsibility.  | Read more
 
June 7, 2011
eBay, Esurance, and others help business convert to bioenergy with NativeEnergy
A groundbreaking project in Wewoka, Okla., demonstrates that environmental upgrades can benefit small businesses and local communities. The project will use gas emitted by a landfill to fuel a nearby brick factory, reducing approximately 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution per year in the process. eBay, Esurance, Designtex, Ceres, Brighter Planet, and College of the Atlantic are helping finance the project through the purchase of NativeEnergy’s Help Build™ carbon offsets. | Read more