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Intelligent Nutrients Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase

Intelligent Nutrients makes 427 MWh purchase of Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy for its entire operations, including the manufacturing over 20 products

Intelligent Nutrients Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase

Intelligent Nutrients makes 427 MWh purchase of Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy for its entire operations, including the manufacturing over 20 products

Published 06-09-09

Submitted by Center for Resource Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 9, 2009 - Center for Resource Solutions announced today that Intelligent Nutrients, a manufacturer of Certified Organic Personal Care products, Certified Organic Aromas, and Certified Organic Nutraceutical Supplements, joined Green-e(R) Marketplace by purchasing enough Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy to meet 100% of the annual electricity needs for its entire U.S. operations. The Minneapolis, MN-based company purchased 427 MWh of Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy certificates (RECs) from Xcel Energy and 3Degrees. As a member of Green-e Marketplace, Intelligent Nutrients can now display the Green-e logo to inform their customers that they purchased 100% Green-e Certified renewable energy.

"Consumers are constantly searching for third-party accreditation of the claims that companies make. Using the USDA Organic Seal, the Leaping Bunny Seal, and the Green-e logo on the front of our packaging gives consumers confidence that the positioning of the brand is authentic and transparent," said Jeff Anshus, Product Developer at Intelligent Nutrients. "Partnering with Green-e Marketplace allows consumers to know at an instant that the use of certified renewable energy to manufacture the products is sustainable to the planet."

Intelligent Nutrients displays the Green-e logo, the national symbol for renewable energy excellence, on its company website and over 20 products to help its customers identify the products manufactured with certified renewable energy. Intelligent Nutrients offers Certified Organic Nutraceutical Supplements, Certified Organic Skin and Hair Care products, as well as Certified Organic Personal Aromas.

Intelligent Nutrients joins a growing list of companies and organizations that are taking real action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from their energy use. Electricity generated from renewable sources results in less environmental waste and pollution, and displaces other non-renewable sources from the electric grid. Intelligent Nutrients' purchase of electricity generated from nearly emissions-free renewable sources avoids carbon dioxide and other pollutants and serves to build the market for renewable energy nationwide, increasing the incentives for building new facilities. Currently, renewable energy accounts for only about two percent of total electricity generation nationwide.

"We are pleased that Intelligent Nutrients has taken this voluntary step to use Green-e Certified renewable energy," said Jennifer Giles, director of sustainable energy initiatives at the Center for Resource Solutions. "By purchasing the qualifying amount of renewable energy and displaying the Green-e logo on their products, Intelligent Nutrients is demonstrating their environmental commitment and helping to educate consumers about renewable energy use in business."

The RECs purchased by Intelligent Nutrients were certified by Green-e Energy, the leading renewable energy Certification program in the U.S. It provides independent, third-party certification to ensure certified renewable energy meets strict environmental and consumer protection standards, including ensuring renewable energy is sourced from verified, new facilities; not double-counted towards any state's renewable energy goal; and retired on behalf of the purchaser. By joining Green-e Marketplace, Intelligent Nutrients is submitting to auditing procedures that verify the organization's purchase, allowing them to use the Green-e logo.

About Intelligent Nutrients
Intelligent Nutrients, the company founded by environmental and health and beauty visionary Horst Rechelbacher, has its headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. Intelligent Nutrients is leading the cosmetics industry in offering health and beauty products that are produced responsibly. The company has added organic ingredients to ensure no synthetic and petrochemically derived ingredients are used. In addition, products use other environmentally friendly ingredients and supply chain practices to provide products that are not only green, but meet the highest performance standards. Adding a personal touch to each product, some organic ingredients are sourced from the fields of Horst Rechelbacher's farm in Osceola, Wisconsin. Visit the company online at www.intelligentnutrients.com.

About Green-e Marketplace and Center for Resource Solutions
Green-e Marketplace provides forward-thinking organizations with a simple, nationally recognized tool they can use to communicate their commitment to renewable energy to their customers and shareholders. The Green-e logo is the nation's leading symbol of renewable energy excellence and distinguishes Green-e Marketplace participants as environmental leaders. Green-e is the nation's leading independent consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e is a program of 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's 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. To learn more, visit Center for Resource Solutions and Green-e Marketplace.

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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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