TerraPass
Carbon-balanced shipping with TerraPass. Now items can get to their destination with uShip without adding to global warming.
The idea is simple. The trucks used to ship your items consume gasoline and emit carbon dioxide, the principal cause of global warming. There's not much that can be done yet to change this situation, but there is something that can be done to balance out the environmental impact of your shipping.
TerraPass certified providers commit to balancing the global warming emissions from shipping your items by funding clean energy and efficiency projects that actually reduce carbon dioxide emissions. These service providers still use trucks to move your boat or piano, but they also help fund, for example, a new wind farm in the Midwest that replaces energy from coal with clean power.
By funding a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions that is directly proportional to the emissions created from their trucks, these providers balance out their contribution to global warming.
It's easy to find these carbon balanced providers. Just look for this icon (
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Service Providers
You've heard of doing well by doing good at big companies like GE, Wal-Mart and Expedia. uShip can help you tell customers about your environmental values and distinguish your listing from other providers. By signing up, you'll help sponsor clean energy projects that balance out the global warming impact of your services. The program is easy, affordable and verified.
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TerraPass certified providers commit to balancing their global warming emissions by sponsoring American clean energy projects such as wind farms.
Transportation accounts for about one third of the green house gases that contribute to global warming.
What is TerraPass?
TerraPass is a company with a mission to put practical, affordable tools for fighting climate change in the hands of ordinary citizens. By directing money to credible, verified clean energy projects, TerraPass members help to directly fund America's clean energy future.
We are all responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. We create emissions every time we drive, fly, or use electricity. By choosing carbon balanced shipping, you'll be joining tens of thousands of others who use TerraPass to balance out the impact of plane flights, car trips and home energy bills.
TerraPass isn't a complete solution. But until we have more sustainable shipping trucks and fuels, it's a step in the right direction that you and the uShip community can take together.
How can you help?
You can help fight global warming by selecting TerraPass certified providers on uShip.
By funding clean energy and efficiency projects, TerraPass certified providers sponsor a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that is directly proportional to the emissions created from your shipping.
By helping to fund clean energy through TerraPass, you're joining with thousands of others from all walks of life to make a real impact—900 million pounds of greenhouse gases and counting.
Where does the money go?
When you fund greenhouse gas reductions through TerraPass, your money funds projects carefully chosen for their environmental benefit. For example:
- Leaning Juniper wind farm. By displacing electricity from dirty fuel sources such as coal, wind farms put us on a path to a clean energy future. Leaning Juniper is the first wind project in the Columbia River Gorge.
- Scenic View Dairy. Dairy farm methane digesters break down harmful agricultural waste products and create clean energy at the same time. Scenic View is the first digester project in Michigan, and the first in the U.S. to generate both clean energy and pipeline-grade biogas. We're proud to support this trailblazing project.
About TerraPass
The partnership between uShip and TerraPass is the latest innovative way for ordinary individuals to help fight climate change, but it's not the only one. Other leading companies such as Expedia, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Sam's Club and Ford Motor Company have selected TerraPass for pioneering programs dedicated to combating climate change.
Launched in 2004, TerraPass is a leading consumer retailer and marketer of greenhouse gas reduction offsets and consumer energy efficiency products. Over 150,000 TerraPasses have been sold to individuals, families and businesses to balance out the global warming impact of their flying, driving and home energy use. Together, TerraPass customers have reduced more than 900 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, the primary cause of climate change. TerraPass carbon offsets fund clean energy and carbon reduction projects throughout the U.S., including wind power, farm power, and landfill gas capture. Every TerraPass offset purchase is verified against industry leading standards by an independent third party. For more information visit www.terrapass.com.