SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - December 5, 2008 - The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that Green-e Climate(TM) has certified LightWind Energy's new WindPower Carbon Offsets product. LightWind Energy joins the growing network of retail greenhouse gas reduction (carbon offset) providers that offer products certified by Green-e Climate, the nation's leading certification and verification program for retail offsets. LightWind's WindPower Carbon Offsets have met or exceeded Green-e Climate's strict standards for project verification and measurement, consumer transparency, and truth-in-marketing claims, and has been granted the use of the Green-e Climate Certified logo.

"Through WindPower Carbon Offsets, LightWind Energy is helping to grow the renewable energy market in this country just when we need it most," said Andrew Nourafshan, program analyst, Green-e Climate. "By sourcing its offsets from U.S.-based renewable facilities, LightWind is helping transform the electricity sector to clean, renewable energy while giving its customers the option to offset their carbon emissions from activities like driving and flying. By choosing to certify through Green-e Climate, LightWind is demonstrating its commitment to transparency and project quality for its products."

The carbon offsets used in LightWind Energy's WindPower Carbon Offsets are sourced from domestic renewable energy projects certified by the Green-e Climate Protocol for Renewable Energy, a strict protocol for determining the eligibility of domestic renewable energy projects to provide offsets. By purchasing LightWind's WindPower Carbon Offsets, business and consumers will support currently available renewable resources as well as aid the development of new renewable resources to be built in the U.S.

"We are proud of our partnership with Green-e Climate, the nation's leading carbon offset certification program" said Sassan Golafshan, founder and CEO of LightWind Energy, Inc. "Green-e recognition and verification of our carbon offset projects provides integrity to our greenhouse gas reduction claims. With our Green-e Climate partnership, it is our hope to encourage all businesses and individuals to participate in offsetting their carbon footprint and help end our dependency of fossil fuel."

Green-e Climate is a consumer-protection program requiring that greenhouse gas emission reductions be verified according to strict project-level certifications that ensure the reductions have taken place, are permanent, and come from projects that would not have happened under a "business as usual" scenario. Sellers of certified offsets must provide customers with a product content label that explains where the reductions were sourced from, including the locations and types of projects, such as renewable energy, forestry, and methane capture. Sellers must also undergo a yearly audit to ensure their supply of offsets matches their sales, and comply with Green-e Climate's consumer-disclosure and truth in advertising requirements.

About Green-e Climate and Center for Resource Solutions
Green-e Climate(TM) is the nation’s first certification program for greenhouse gas emission reductions sold to consumers on the retail market. This consumer-protection program strengthens the voluntary market by providing credible oversight of and transparency to retail offset products. Green-e Climate 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 climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Its leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets. Find out more at www.green-e.org/climate.

About LightWind Energy
Lightwind Energy was founded on the simple idea of providing individuals and businesses with easy-to-understand, economical solutions for reducing green house gas emissions. The company's products and services bring people from all walks of life together to help solve the global warming crisis and lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. Our website (www.endfossilfuel.com) markets carbon offsets to individuals and businesses, provides an on-line community for eco-minded people to share sustainability ideas and resources, and sells green products in which the net proceeds are used to build solar energy systems in local communities.

Center for Resource Solutions

Center for Resource Solutions

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is a national nonprofit with global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Our leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets.

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