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International food and agribusiness leader, the J. R. Simplot Company, and Bluesource collaborated to create a carbon reduction project at Simplot’s Moses Lake, Washington potato processing plant. The plant incorporates state-of-the-art processing technology and the company wanted its wastewater management to be treated as an equally valuable part of the system. A new digester at the facility, captures and flares methane that was previously released into the atmosphere from an open anaerobic lagoon. Later, Simplot constructed a one-mile biogas pipeline to utilize the methane at the processing facility. Bluesource is undertaking a renewal application with the Verified Carbon Standard, reconfirming additionality and credit generation through 2027.

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The Klawock Heenya Project protects 8,600 acres of forest on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska—1,000 acres of which is old-growth forest, home to centuries-old trees and an abundance of biodiversity. The forests of Klawock Heenya have been utilized for centuries for subsistence uses such as firewood, housing materials, and canoe logs. From 1980 to 2015, nearly all the commercially operable timber on Klawock Heenya lands was harvested, narrowly preserving the areas of old growth that remain. Since then, natural regeneration has resulted in thriving second growth forests, with trees reaching up to twelve feet in diameter. The registration and management of this forest carbon project helps ensure the long-term sustainable governance, protecting and preserving the health and age of the forest.

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The Kootznoowoo Project protects 20,159 acres of forest across 4 project areas on the Dolomi and Dora Bay tracts of Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. Approximately 8,000 acres of the project property is old-growth forest. The project is owned by the native Haida and Tlingit people and managed in common with the U.S. Forest Service. The project location includes several different ecosystems, from beach to high elevation. The land hosts many different types of berries—prized in the region—and animal habitats such as Sitka black-tailed deer, black bear, mountain goat, moose, beaver, weasel, land otter, and red fox. The area also includes around 12 fish bearing streams that boast sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, chum salmon, pink salmon and steelhead trout.

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Hudson Technology has recovered, reclaimed, and sold several hundred thousand pounds of HFC refrigerants in 2019 in order to avoid the use of an equivalent volume of virgin HFC refrigerants, and their eventual GHG emissions.

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The Sandridge Pike’s Peak industrial-scale carbon capture project was an extension of Bluesource’s Texas efforts to resolve operational and economic barriers and bring diverse industries toward the common goal of materially reducing climate impact. This project brings together production, gathering, transportation, distribution and sequestration operations with shared economic and environmental benefits.

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All polyurethane foam requires the use of blowing agents in its manufacture and application. These agents contain chemicals that contribute to global warming by releasing greenhouse gases during manufacture, use, and end-of-life destruction. The EPA assumes that, eventually, all the blowing agent contained in foam is released into the atmosphere. These projects reduce industrial emissions associated with spray foam insulation by replacing a high-emission blowing agent with an innovative, low-emission agent. The new agent, called Solstice, seamlessly replaces HFC 245-a. This project is a new and creative method to mitigate the climate impact of blown foam applications. The Solstice blowing agent has a 99% lower global warming potential than earlier agents. There are no necessary equipment upgrades for the end users and Solstice provides the same thermal insulating factor as the original blowing agent.

This project involves the implementation of a district-scale geothermal (closed-loop, ground-source) heat pump chiller heating and cooling system. This project allows the University to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels for heating and cooling and allowed for a seven-fold increase in efficiency over the school’s older coal-fired boilers and chilled water equipment. The school has also installed energy efficiency measures and weatherization improvements as a part of this project.

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Doe Mountain Improved Forest Management Project is located on over 8,500 acres of forestland in the Blue Ridge Mountains of eastern Tennessee. By committing to maintain forest CO2 stocks above the regional common practice, the project will provide significant climate benefits through carbon sequestration. The carbon revenues from the project allow the Doe Mountain Recreation Authority to continue to operate with a paid staff and manage the use of the lands for public enjoyment.

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The Spartanburg County project consists of a landfill gas collection system and three different destruction devices to combust the collected gas. The county partnered with Milliken Dewey Chemical Plant and Lockhart Power to utilize landfill gas from the Wellford Landfill in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The result is a one-of-a-kind multi-beneficial use project. The captured gas is piped 6.5 miles to the Milliken plant and is then used to replace natural gas in the boilers. The remaining gas goes through a treatment system and into a Caterpillar 3520C (1.6 MW) electricity generator engine or to a flare if the genset is down for repairs.

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Pocosin Lakes Forest Conservation Project is comprised of 1,349 acres of forested land in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The property has been placed under a conservation easement with the USDA to ensure that the natural land will not be disturbed by human development such as burning, digging, plowing, draining, or planting a crop. In the absence of this protection, the forest would have been harvested, burned on-site, and converted to agricultural land for wheat or corn crop production, similar to neighboring properties. Photography, hiking, and bird viewing are encouraged on the property.

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Middlebury Improved Forest Management Project is located on over 3,000 acres of mixed hardwood and conifer forest in the Green Mountains in central Vermont. By committing to maintain forest CO2 stocks above the regional common practice, the project will provide significant climate benefits through carbon sequestration. The project has allowed a permanent conservation easement to be placed on these lands, and this protection runs counter to how the project was managed in the early 1920s when it was logged to provide the lumber for Middlebury College campus buildings.

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Three cities in Massachusetts—Holyoke, Westfield, and West Springfield—have launched a joint Improved Forest Management project on ~17,000 acres of public forestland in central Massachusetts. Located in the Lower Connecticut River Valley, the properties are currently managed for watershed services, timber production, and recreation. The cities are challenged financially and are under pressure to generate increased revenue from their forests. The carbon project enables them to do so without resorting to more aggressive timber harvesting. The cities will achieve Forest Stewardship Council certification of their forests for the first time, helping further ensure long-term environmental and economic sustainability.

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Covering over 3,600 acres in northern New Jersey, Hudson Farm is one of the largest working forests in the state. Hudson Farm’s rich history spans over a century, and the property contains the iconic estate where the idea for the Appalachian Trail was conceived. Today, Hudson Farm pioneers wildlife conservation initiatives throughout the region and serves as a local community steward. Hudson Farm Foundation gives to local Sussex County charities including conservation and species protection projects, various medical causes, veterans, food banks, fire departments, and responsible hunting safety education and outreach. Hudson Farms partners with the National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Wyoming’s Merit Energy Geo Sequestration project was Bluesource’s first carbon capture and sequestration endeavor in the Rocky Mountains. This project, followed by Bluesource leading the extension of the Wyoming LaBarge CO2 pipeline, has resulted in the capture of tens of millions of tons of CO2. Additionally, follow-up project developers in Wyoming initiated CCS projects that led to nearly all large-scale sources of the state’s vent-stack CO2 being captured.

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The McCloud River Improved Forest Management Project is developed through Blue Source and located 20 miles southeast of Mount Shasta in Northern California. Through conservation-based management of commercial timberlands, this project generates a return on investment to landowners through sustainable forest management that increases the total carbon stores and timber stocking on the site over time. Co-benefits such as protection of local water quality and habitat protection for sensitive species are achieved while timber is extracted to support the local economy. This project is ~9,000 acres and comprises the largest working conservation easement west of the Rockies. It ensures that 15 square miles of forest and 8 miles of the famous McCloud River will be forested and productive in perpetuity.

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