Carfax Announces Carbon Neutral Campaign.Carfax 250 NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Busch Series The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCAR's "minor league" circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Nextel Cup. Race On Aug. 18 First-Ever Carbon Neutral Stock Car Event CENTREVILLE, Va. -- Carfax, pioneer of the vehicle history report, today announced a ground-breaking environmental effort - making the company entirely carbon neutral. Through partnerships with The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org, Carfax will offset all carbon emissions generated by its day-to-day business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , such as corporate travel, marketing and sales operations and company-supported events. Carfax will kick off the campaign with the Carfax 250 NASCAR Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.22 km), moderate-banked, D shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres [1] near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. , which will make history on Saturday, August 18 as the first-ever carbon neutral stock car event. "Making positive contributions towards global climate change is a major corporate and personal concern for us," said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax. "Starting with our single largest marketing initiative, the Carfax 250, we're taking the first step to reducing our carbon footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service. . It's a lot easier than most people think to get started, but we realize there's still a long road ahead. Through the help and support of our environmental partners, we'll figure out those next steps." Carfax will continue working closely with its environmental partners to further expand the carbon neutral campaign in the coming months. "Climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time," said The Conservation Fund's President, Larry Selzer. "The Fund applauds Carfax for its industry-leading approach to addressing this challenge. By demonstrating a market-based approach to conservation we can help reduce greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard critical wildlife habitat, protect our nation's air and water, and enhance public recreation areas for current and future generations." Carfax is making a donation to Carbonfund.org to purchase and retire carbon offsets for its operations and activities associated with the Carfax 250 NASCAR Busch Series race. This includes employee and fan travel to and from the event and onsite emissions as well, including those generated by the 43 stock cars competing in the race. "Carfax has taken impressive steps toward fighting climate change by not only taking responsibility for its own corporate carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions, but also the emissions resulting from Carfax-sponsored events such as the Carfax 250," said Eric Carlson, Executive Director of Carbonfund.org. "The leadership demonstrated by Carfax on climate change is critical to this generation and future ones as well." The company is working with The Conservation Fund on a long term carbon reduction plan. Future plans include opportunities for Carfax dealer customers and used car shoppers to offset the carbon emissions for the cars they buy and drive. Carfax would offer its staff opportunities to help reduce their carbon footprint as well. Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Larry Gamache is available for interview to discuss the company's carbon offset program and green efforts at the Carfax 250. Representatives from The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org are also available. To schedule an interview, please contact Christopher Basso at 703-934-2664. About Carfax Millions of consumers rely on the most trusted provider of vehicle history information, Carfax, each year. Using the unique 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN VIN Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm, see there ) found on vehicle dashboards and title documents, Carfax instantly generates a detailed Vehicle History Report on any used car or light truck. Carfax Vehicle History Reports[TM] provide information that can impact a consumer's decision about a used car or truck. Carfax is a wholly-owned subsidiary of R.L. Polk & Co. For more information, visit www.carfax.com. About The Conservation Fund The Conservation Fund is the nation's foremost environmental nonprofit dedicated to protecting America's land and water legacy for current and future generations. Seeking innovative conservation solutions for the 21st century, the Fund works to integrate economic and environmental goals. Since its founding in 1985, the Fund has helped its partners safeguard wildlife habitat, working landscapes, community "greenspace," and historic sites totaling nearly 6 million acres. With 1% fund raising costs and 97% program allocation, The Conservation Fund is recognized as the nation's top rated environmental nonprofit by both the American Institute of Philanthropy The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) was created by Daniel Borochoff in 1992[1] to address the continuing need for thoughtful information regarding the financial efficiency, accountability, governance and fundraising practices of charities. and Charity Navigator Charity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates American charities. Their stated goal is "to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities. . http://www.conservationfund.org About Carbonfund.org Carbonfund.org is North America's leading carbon solutions organization with offices in the Washington, DC area and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Carbonfund.org educates the public about the dangers of climate change and makes it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbonfund.org is reducing the threat of climate change by promoting cost-effective carbon reductions and supporting renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. , energy efficiency and reforestation Reforestation The reestablishment of forest cover either naturally or artificially. Given enough time, natural regeneration will usually occur in areas where temperatures and rainfall are adequate and when grazing and wildfires are not too frequent. projects globally that reduce and offset carbon dioxide emissions. Carbonfund.org works with over 150 corporate and non-profit partners including Dell, Orbitz, Lancome, Yakima, Discovery, Environmental Defense and Working Assets. Learn more at: www.Carbonfund.org. |
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