After the launch of our renewable energy portfolio with the support of Lime Bikes, LUSH Cosmetics, and Clif Bar, our first project has hit the ground running. Each month, we will post an update, given to us directly from those on-site, to show the growth and impact over time.
Hazda Communities Receive the 2019 Equator Prize for 10 Year Climate & Community Program
On September 24th, the Hazda communities of the Yaeda Valley in Tanzania were awarded the 2019 Equator Prize by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Initiative. In the words of the UNDP, the award is presented to communities for their “local, innovative, and nature-based climate solutions.” The Yaeda Valley Project, in partnership with Carbon […]
How Company Goals Influence Your Renewable Energy Path
Commodity, unbundled renewable energy credits, or RECs, (like the ones you are buying to join the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, get LEED points, or claim “100% renewable electricity”) do little or nothing to drive development of new renewable energy generation. This is both a good sign and an unfortunate truth. It’s a good sign as […]
Forest City Monthly Project Report: June
After the launch of our renewable energy portfolio with the support of Lime Bikes, LUSH Cosmetics, and Clif Bar, our first project has hit the ground running. Each month, we will post an update, given to us directly from those on-site, to show the growth and impact over time.
NativeEnergy Launches Regenerative Agriculture Project for Long Term Carbon Sequestration
Burlington, VT – Healthy soil – vibrant and teeming with organisms – builds soil carbon and is a key solution to the climate crisis. Yet modern farming and cattle grazing practices like tilling, monocropping, and overgrazing erode the soil, depleting the nutrients that help plants grow and releasing what remains of its once vast stores […]
Everlane’s Environmentally Friendly & Fashionionable Statement
A study conducted by a materials lab at MIT found the average pair of sneakers produces 13.6 pounds of CO2 emissions and that most of the sneaker is made of plastic. When considering all of the sneakers produced yearly, this impact adds up. This insight inspired Everlane to launch a new environmental initiative- the Everlane […]
Climate & Social Impact: Investment Principles
Our business has changed in a way that just delights us. We started out 19 years ago this summer with a plan to give people and companies a way to have their offsets purchases directly fund the creation of the project that would produce their offsets – Help BuildTM. We’ve been doing that ever since. […]
Hello to Halverson Ranch
In preparation for our event in June, where NativeEnergy supporters will visit a ranch that participates in our Montana Improved Grazing Project, we felt inspired to share the stories behind three of the ranches we partner with. Together, these ranches are reducing carbon in beef and leather supply chains, strengthening ranching communities, protecting local waterways and preserving […]
Keeping up with Keewaydin Ranch
In preparation for our event in June, where NativeEnergy supporters will visit a ranch that participates in our Montana Improved Grazing Project, we felt inspired to share the stories behind three of the ranches we partner with. Together, these ranches are reducing carbon in beef and leather supply chains, strengthening ranching communities, protecting local waterways and […]
Inside Indreland Ranch
In preparation for our event in June, where NativeEnergy supporters will visit a ranch that participates in our Montana Improved Grazing Project, we felt inspired to share the stories behind three of the ranches we partner with. Together, these ranches are reducing carbon in beef and leather supply chains, strengthening ranching communities, protecting local waterways and […]