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Brighter Planet makes it easier for anyone to get involved in the fight against climate change. Simply put, we help people manage their environmental footprint.

Our free social web application (brighterplanet.com) serves everyone, no matter their "greenness" or scientific interest. People measure their climate impact, discover tailored conservation tips to save energy and money, create emission-reducing strategies, and share their ideas and experiences. Visitors answer questions powered by a sophisticated emissions model and watch their carbon footprint-as individual as a fingerprint-emerge. Each footprint, unlike a fingerprint, changes over time as people learn to live more carbon free.

We believe in the power of community. Our web-based campaigns, such as the 350 Challenge, Climate Matters video contest, and #earthtweet tweet-a-thon, are fun ways for people to share and engage. We partner with a diverse range of organizations-large and small, for profit and non-profit-all united to support solutions to the climate crisis.

We offer products that people use in their daily lives, allowing them to become CO2 fighters. Our no-fee Brighter Planet Visa credit and debit cards earn innovative rewards that help build renewable energy projects. O ffsets by Brighte r Planet counteract unavoidable emissions from things like home energy or traveling to work or play.

Our members invest in the most reputable climate solutions. We search for wind turbines, cow power installations, and other clean energy projects that demonstrate community and social value while reducing greenhouse gases being pumped into the atmosphere. We pit project candidates against our stringent carbon offset policy and accept only those unanimously approved by the luminaries on our Project Selection Committee.

Our roots trace back to a Middlebury College environmental economics class project. Class ended, but Professor Jon Isham and students Andy Rossmeissl and Jake Whitcomb continued shaping the concept. Summer of 2006, Brighter Planet was founded. Fall of 2006, veteran executive Patti Prairie joined the cause as CEO. Since launching in November 2007, more than 100,000 people in all 50 states have used our products and services.

At Brighter Planet, we're proud to be pioneers of a new environmentalism: one that is accessible to everyone, fits easily with one's lifestyle, and is fun to share. We invite you to sign up and join our growing community!

For more information, please visit us at brighterplanet.com.

Brighter Planet Announces Copenhagen Care Package

Dec 11, 2009 9:58 AM CST

(Justmeans.com / CSR News) - Brighter Planet, a Vermont-based environmental solutions leader, announced today that it has launched three initiatives to provide support for those fighting for a clean energy future at COP15.

Conference attendees can purchase premium renewable energy carbon offsets at a discounted rate to mitigate the climate impact of their travel and stay in Copenhagen. As a show of support for the target of 350 ppm of carbon dioxide in international climate negotiations, Brighter Planet is reducing the Copenhagen Summit Travel offset price by $3.50 per ton. Climate leaders can now “walk the talk” and take charge of their own environmental impact while making a difference overseas.

Brighter Planet is also sponsoring the SustainUS Copenhagen delegation, by granting them $5,000 in funding through their crowd-powered Project Fund, and by offsetting their travel. The SustainUS team is comprised of 27 outstanding youth delegates, many of which would not be able to attend the conference without the funding.

To continue the cause beyond Copenhagen, Brighter Planet is establishing the Courier Fellowship. Traveling the world to fight for the climate is necessary, but it comes with a carbon cost. The Courier Fellowship is designed to mitigate this cost by offsetting the travel of some of the world’s foremost climate leaders, including Brighter Planet Advisory Board members Bill McKibben and Billy Parish.

“Action at home is as important as action in Copenhagen,” said Jon Isham, Brighter Planet co-founder. “Brighter Planet is making a bold statement by investing in domestic renewable energy and supporting those who can make a difference in this conference.”

About Brighter Planet

Brighter Planet (http://brighterplanet.com) helps people manage their environmental footprint. The clean-energy start-up is pioneering a new environmentalism — one that is accessible to everyone, fits one's lifestyle, and is fun to share. Its engaging campaigns tap the power of social media to help people learn about emissions, conserve what they can, and offset the rest. To date, more than 150,000 customers have used the company’s climate change solutions, the Brighter Planet Visa debit and credit cards and Offsets by Brighter Planet, to invest in reputable American renewable energy projects.

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