Cooler Skies Company only supports projects that produce real-time Emission Reductions

By selling offsets only from real-time projects, we can ensure that the emission reductions are actually occurring and are measurable and can be verified as genuine.

We do not buy offsets from reforestation reforestation for this reason. The offsets sold can be generated only during the lifespan of the forest. And a lot can happen to a forest in a 100 years. Don''t get us wrong, we think planting trees is a good thing, and encourage reforestation, but this should be financed by forestry companies.

But for measurable carbon emission reductions we prefer high quality offsets from energy displacement or from methane recovery. We also use conservative methods in evaluating the quality and and quantity of emission reductions. Our projects are also certified under the Eco-Logo^M program as green energy projects.

With the advent of the Kyoto Protocol, a great deal of effort is being invested in developing accurate and consistent methods of auditing carbon dioxide reductions. So all results are measurable and every transaction is transparent. See the list of projects we're funding.

Wind energy

Your plug into green purchase supports clean energy production by funding wind energy development. We purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (often called RECs or "green tags") directly from the energy project owner. RECs are tradable units that represent the unbundled, non-energy (i.e., environmental) attributes of a unit of clean energy. The introduction of clean energy sources, like wind, into the electrical grid reduces production of electricity from the fossil fuels that contribute to global warming.

We calculate the amount of the carbon dioxide reduced as a result of the introduction of clean energy by examining the carbon profile of the grid where the energy is produced. For example, if the grid has a carbon profile of 910 kg of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour (MWh), like Alberta, then 100 MWh of clean energy saves 910 kg of of carbon dioxide.

By purchasing green tags, we finance wind mills to replace power from dirty coal and other fossil fuels. We currently finance projects in Alberta. BC, as of yet, has no operational wind farms.

Biomass

Biomass refers to organic non-fossil material. Creating energy from biomass does not add to the world's carbon output. Examples of creating energy from biomass include methane gas, landfill gas, and biodiesel.

Methane gas is fuel produced naturally from biomass that if not combusted greatly adds to our global warming problem. Methane is has a greenhouse effect 22 times greater than carbon dioxide. Cooler Skies Company funds innovative projects such as biomass cogeneration, which is 2 times more efficient than regular biomass, and unique landfill gas recovery projects, like the Weber County Landfill Gas project, which is the most recent addition to our portfolio. Projects that harness methane as a clean energy fuel and prevent it from reaching the atmosphere are particularly good carbon reduction projects.

Typically these investments are made in the form of RECs or emission reduction credits (or both) from energy generated by the methane. We base our calculations on conversion of methane on methods as per the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We convert emissions of all non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases to metric tons of CO2 equivalent using the one-hundred year Global Warming Potential (GWP) values.

Our Projects Include

• LP-Golden's Biomass Cogeneration Plant in Golden BC;
• Wind from Alberta (Kettles Hill Wind Farm in Pincher Creek Alberta)
  
• Weber County's Landfill Gas Recovery Project, which was developed in a previous life by our founder, Jack Boyle.

Our Projects Section is currently being rebuilt, for more information or questions, send us a note.