6.26.2007 - 05:10pm ET

(CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 26, 2007 - The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that RECs offered by Shell Trading (Coral Energy Holding L.P.) are now Green-e certified. Shell Trading joins the network of renewable energy providers who offer products certified by Green-e, the nation's leading certification and verification program for renewable energy.

"We are pleased that Shell Trading will participate in Green-e by offering a certified renewable energy option to wholesale and commercial customers," said Lars Kvale, Green-e analyst. "Shell Trading’s customized REC solutions have just made it even easier for commercial and institutional customers nationwide to reduce the environmental impact of the electricity they use."

The renewable energy certificates available to wholesale and commercial customers through Shell Trading come from a variety of Green-e eligible renewable resources in the United States. By purchasing RECs from Shell Trading, customers will support these nationwide resources as well as aid the development of new renewable resources to be built in the U.S.

"The ability to offer Green-e certified RECs is an important step for Shell Trading as we grow our environmental products business. Shell is actively involved in a number of sustainable enterprises in the US, and the ability to offer our customers Green-e certified RECs builds upon that commitment," said Mark Quartermain, Shell Trading senior vice president.

The Green-e program is the leading renewable energy certification and verification program in the U.S., with over 150 participating vendors who sold over five million MWhs of renewable energy in 2005. The program provides independent, third party certification to ensure certified renewable energy meets strict environmental and consumer protection standards.

Through the display and recognition of the Green-e logo, the national symbol for renewable energy excellence, a growing number of consumers are able to easily identify high quality, certified renewable energy options, as well as everyday consumer products that are produced by companies that use renewable energy in their operations.
Providers of Green-e certified renewable energy agree to abide by the Green-e Code of Conduct, and meet strict Green-e disclosure and truth-in-advertising requirements. All Green-e marketers undergo an annual verification audit to document that the company purchased and/or generated enough quantity and type of renewable energy to meet customer demand and marketing claims.

About Shell Trading:

Shell Trading is a global business network integrating the worldwide energy trading activities of the Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”) group of companies, of which Coral Energy Holding L.P. and its subsidiaries (“Coral”) are an integral part. With headquarters in Houston, Texas, and trading and marketing offices located across North America, Coral offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services associated with natural gas and power marketing and trading. Coral generates power, provides natural gas, trades with counterparties and delivers supply to customers. Shell Trading, through Coral, provides natural gas and power supply, financial hedging tools and risk management to commercial, industrial, institutional and transportation end users, as well as aggregators, brokers and marketers.

About Green-e and the Center for Resource Solutions:

Green-e provides an easy way for consumers to find credible greenhouse gas mitigation options. The Green-e Program currently offers renewable energy certification and Green-e logo product labeling for businesses and organizations that purchase or generate sufficient quantities of renewable energy. Beginning in summer, 2007, Green-e will also offer certification of retail greenhouse gas reduction products. To learn more about Green-e certified products and programs available in all 50 states, visit www.green-e.org.

Green-e is a program of the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), a San Francisco-based nonprofit with a global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to pertinent climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions to ongoing environmental problems. CRS’ leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer protection mechanisms that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets for environmental solutions to climate change including renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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