Carbon Credit Environmental Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Laura Blodgett
Eiler Communications
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BRIGHTON, MICH. – July 31, 2008 – Triton Stormwater Solutions (Triton), a manufacturer of eco-friendly and highly efficient stormwater chambers, has been approved as a carbon neutral product through third party certification.

“At Triton we want to be environmental leaders and take stormwater production to a whole new level,” explains Joe Miskovich, president, Triton Stormwater Solutions. “Reusing stormwater itself is a strong environmental effort, but what good is it if you are producing it in a factory that is emitting more greenhouse gasses? You’re just trading one environmental concern for another. “

The cradle-to-consumer life cycle study showed that the total co2 reduction at facilities using the system is 15-30% reduction in Energy/Greenhouse gas year after year. The carbon neutral certification gives Triton products an additional two LEED points, the U.S. Green Building Council’s nationally-accepted benchmark for green building, bringing the potential points for using a Triton product up to 18 points.

“This certification will help companies like Wal-Mart and Lowe’s, which have accepted Triton as an approved product for contractors and engineers, to become even more environmentally friendly,” explains Miskovich.
In addition to being a good corporate citizen, there are business advantages for property owners as well. States such as California are mandating the need for companies to reduce co2 emissions and energy needs by using carbon neutral products such as Triton and to not exceed their carbon credit allotment.
In addition, Triton is now registered as a federally approved green carbon neutral product and approved for use in all government owned or leased buildings and properties.

To obtain certification, Triton underwent a complete life cycle analysis in which the certification team went through every facet of the manufacturing process from the farming of the soy bean used to harvest the soy oil to the manufacturing of the raw material into the product all the way to the energy used to ship and install it to how the end user will use the finished product itself.

“This product was one of the best products I’ve seen,” says Mike Dolkowski, president of Carbon Credit Environmental Services, which tested the product. “The Triton material itself is made out of bio-plastics not petroleum. It takes less time to install so it uses less of the diesel construction equipment that emits greenhouse gas. It can be carried by two people rather than a machine. Once installed, the system itself is used to collect water and reuse it to water plants or flush toilets, saving energy by not sending water to a wastewater treatment plant. This product actually improves its carbon footprint.”

Carbon Credit Environmental Services is part of a growing trend towards companies monitoring their carbon footprint and offsetting co2 emissions to utilize monies for environmentally-friendly projects. Last year, the company helped the Detroit Lions football team hold a carbon neutral game by calculating the emissions from all activities that went into making the stadium active for the game, ranging from the team traveling to the site to the electricity used to power the concession stands. The team offset that emission by doing an offstudy to plant trees in Ecuador to reforest the rainforest.

About Triton Stormwater Solutions

Established in 2007 and headquartered in Brighton, Mich., Triton Stormwater Solutions manufactures the next generation of stormwater chamber management systems. In virtually every metric that matters to developers, municipal planners and engineers, Triton’s stormwater chambers offer greater advantages and design flexibility over traditional systems. Triton’s proprietary design and patented construction offers larger-capacity, lighter-weight, easier-to-install stormwater chambers that are more than 50 percent stronger than traditional products. Triton is also environmentally friendly, manufacturing materials from the same soy-based resin that has been in use for more than 50 years in the heavy equipment and automotive industries. For more information, please visit www.tritonsws.com.

If you think of Detroit’s APBA Gold Cup hydroplane races as a guilty pleasure in an era when the fight against global warming is part of the national agenda, prepare to be reassured. The races – which will roar on the Detroit River this weekend – are going green.

The Detroit River Regatta Association, which produces the races, has joined with Carbon Credit Environmental Services (CCES) – a Detroit-based company that specializes in offsetting the carbon footprint of events and organizations – to make the 100th running of the APBA Gold Cup weekend a “carbon-neutral” event.

CCES is offsetting the carbon emissions from the Gold Cup through a project with the Greening of Detroit, a nonprofit organization that does tree-planting, park restoration and sustainability projects in the city, and other alternative-energy projects in metro Detroit. Funding will come from CCES clients, which pay the company to help offset their greenhouse emissions.

The amount of offsetting needed is based in CCES’ greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions audits, which provide an estimate of the total carbon footprint of Gold Cup weekend – including racing itself, the helicopters, navy planes, and the more than 100,000 fans expected to travel to the Detroit River for the event.

Mike Dolkowski, president if CCES said the goal is to offset the impact of the Gold Cup within one year by eliminating future emissions roughly equal to the carbon emissions generated by the event. In exchange for funding the carbon offsets, Dolkowski said, its clients get the right to market their participation in making the Gold Cup carbon neutral.

CCES clients will help will fund The Greening of Detroit’s Market Garden project planned for currently vacant land in Detroit’s Eastern Market District. The Market Garden will operate as a sustainable farm incorporating solar energy, as well as a green house that will be operated using alternative energy technologies such as geothermal and solar. The Market Garden will supply local vendors and residents with plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables with the aim of promoting local urban economies and alternative energy technologies as viable and economically efficient choices.

In addition, Edibles Rex, a Detroit-based caterer, is supplying biodegradable cafeteria-ware to be used in all suite food services during Gold Cup weekend – further offsetting the environmental impact of the event.

“We are thrilled to participate in an effort that benefits metro Detroit in such an important way,” said DRRA Event Director Mark Weber. “This is the 100th running of the APBA Gold Cup. It’s entirely fitting that part of our recognition of that significant historical milestone should be honoring the river and surrounding land that has helped make this event so great by making sure we’re operating the event in a sustainable way.”

The APBA Gold Cup will take place July 11-13 on the Detroit River. For all the details, visit www.gold-cup.com.

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CARBON OFFSET

For Immediate Release

July 8, 2008

News Media Contacts:
Michelle Martinez Bassett or
Leland K. Bassett,
Bassett & Bassett, Incorporated
For Chrysler Jeep Superstores

For Carbon Credit Environmental Services:
Dona Dolkowski, Vice President of Operations
313-879-1068 or 866-520-7318

SUPER BOWL OF POWER BOAT RACING GOES “GREEN,” CONTRIBUTES TO LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH DETROIT-BASED GREEN TECH FIRM

Carbon Emissions Generated From Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup During July 11-13 Event Will Be Offset Through CCES, Greening Of Detroit Joint Project

Green Project Reaffirms Event Tradition, Commitment To City of Detroit

DETROIT, Mich., July 8– The “Super Bowl” of power boat racing is going “green,” thanks to a new partnership with Carbon Credit Environmental Services. The 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup races, the oldest motor sports race in the nation, is working with the Detroit-based company to off-set carbon emissions created by the event with alternative-energy and other “green” projects that benefit metro Detroit.

The Detroit River turns into the “Super Bowl” of powerboat racing with the 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup races July 11-13, 2008 featuring unlimited hydroplane boats with 3,000 horsepower engines hitting 200 miles-per-hour and covering a football field in less than a second. Along with the spectacular hydroplane boats, the three-day event brings vintage race boats, 15 catamaran-style offshore racing boats with piston and turbine engines up to 3,700 horsepower, and more than 100,000 powerboat racing fans to the Detroit River.

The 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores Detroit APBA Gold Cup producer, the Detroit River Regatta Association has joined with Carbon Credit Environmental Services (CCES), a Detroit-based company that specializes in offsetting the carbon footprint of events and organizations, to make the 100th running of the APBA Gold Cup a carbon-neutral event.

“We are thrilled to participate in an effort that benefits metro Detroit in such an important way,” said DRRA Event Director, Mark Weber. “This is the 100th running of the APBA Gold Cup. It’s entirely fitting that part of our recognition of that significant historical milestone should be honoring the river and surrounding land that has helped make this event so great by making sure we’re operating the event in a sustainable way.”

The title sponsor of the APBA Gold Cup is the Chrysler Jeep Superstores Advertising Association. The Chrysler Jeep Superstores Advertising Association is made up of the 39 independently owned Chrysler Jeep Superstores in Southeastern Michigan from Monroe to Fowlerville and from Clinton to Port Huron.
Website: www.chryslerjeepsuperstores.com.

CCES performs greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions audits to provide an estimate of the total carbon footprint of the APBA Gold Cup weekend, including the hot racing action on the river, to the helicopters, navy planes, and more than 100,000 powerboat racing fans that will travel to the Detroit River for the Gold Cup weekend.

CCES is offsetting the carbon emissions from the Gold Cup race through a partnership project with the Greening of Detroit, and other active alternative-energy projects in metro Detroit. The CCES Greening of Detroit will support The Greening of Detroit’s Market Garden project planned for currently vacant land in Detroit’s Eastern Market District. The Market Garden will operate as a sustainable farm incorporating solar passive hoophouses, as well as a greenhouse, which will be operated using alternative energy technologies such as geothermal and solar. The Market Garden will supply local vendors and residents with plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables with the aim of promoting local urban economies and alternative energy technologies as viable and economically efficient choices.

“We’ve always found that organizations working together usually yields the best solutions to our challenges; indeed, that’s the basis of our business,” said Mike Dolkowski, who founded CCES with Dona Dolkowski and Harry Orrell. “We applaud the APBA Gold Cup producers for their efforts to ensure that Detroit received the full benefits of their commitment to be carbon neutral.”

Edibles Rex, a Detroit-based caterer, is also supplying biodegradable cafeteria-ware to be used in all suite food services during the APBA Gold Cup weekend to further offset the environmental impact of the event.

For more information or tickets for the APBA Gold Cup race, visit www.gold-cup.com.

About CCES: CCES provides greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide and energy audits for companies and events, and paring them with local and global projects that help offset their carbon footprint. The goal is to make organization’s impact on the environment “carbon neutral.” CCES is currently involved in projects throughout metro Detroit and the United States, as well as India, Ecuador and China, and is helping to offset the carbon footprint of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and the Friends of Belle Isle Organization, among others. CCES is located in TechTown, an internationally recognized high-tech village in the city of Detroit affiliated with Wayne State University. To find out more, visit www.getcarboncreditco2.com.

About the Greening of Detroit: The Greening of Detroit was founded in 1989 to improve the quality of life in Detroit by guiding and inspiring the reforestation of Detroit’s neighborhoods, boulevards and parks through tree planting projects and educational programs. Over the years The Greening has expanded its outreach to include a broad sector of greening activities. Its mission reflects this growth: “Guide and inspire the growth of a ‘greener’ Detroit through planting and educational programs, environmental leadership, advocacy, and by building community capacity.” Annually, The Greening hosts planting projects, ranging from full park restorations to streetscape renovations and massive street tree plantings to the creation of community and family vegetable gardens. To find out more, visit www.greeningofdetroit.com.