Driven by the Wind™ is an exciting program from the Green Heart Institute that offers Renewable Energy Certificates to offset CO₂ emissions created by transportation, business and home energy.

Wind power is a clean, infinite resource. Electricity produced by wind does not create greenhouse gases. When you buy Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), you are putting more wind power into the national energy grid, becoming part of the solution to solve global climate change. The Boulder Wind Challenge is an easy way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while being recognized for your efforts.

There are three major ways to address to Climate Change: conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy. REC’s are an important piece of the puzzle because they help increase the demand for wind power and finance the infrastructure needed to produce it. You can begin by switching your electricity source from coal to wind, then consider compensating for or offsetting your entire carbon footprint with renewable energy! This way, your home or business makes a direct contribution to building a sustainable future.

Our online carbon calculator, at http://www.ghici.org/footprintform, shows you the amount of REC’s needed to offset your business’s electrical use and its entire carbon footprint.

• Your tax-deductible donation supports Green Heart Community Initiatives
• REC’s purchased through the Green Heart Institute are Green-e certified (supplied by Renewable Choice Energy).
• Your purchase contributes to balancing, the Boulder County Wind Challenge. The goal of this challenge is to have 1,000 new residential and commercial wind power subscribers by July 31st, 2008.

With your purchase you will receive a certificate and a Driven by the Wind™ sticker to display to let your customers know that you are making a difference.

Renewable Energy Certificates are some of the most powerful tools we have that help us shift from dangerously polluting fossil fuel based energy.

Would you like to see what your carbon impact is and make a difference today? Click on Calciulate your Footprint to get started and you'll be on your way to reducing the need for dirty energy by replacing it with clean energy.