A Brighter Planet newsletter

A gift from Brighter Planet

Brighter Planet members have offset an estimated 61,189,101 lbs. of CO₂.
That's like taking 1,845,787 cars off the road for a day.

One Day

We're giving the gift of carbon neutrality for a day—and as a bonus, we'll let you pass the gift along to five of your friends! One of the best things about the holidays is the spirit of generosity. You can give a little extra to others and to causes you care about by giving presents that fight climate change.

We've allocated 500 gifts to those receiving this email. It's first come, first serve, so claim your gift now.

Global day of climate action

This Saturday is the 3rd annual Global Day of Climate Action. We took action and donated 69,138 lbs. of carbon offsets to balance out the SustainUS Agents of Change Delegation traveling to the UN Climate Change Conference in Poland. We’re honored to help these 23 college students from across the U.S. who will experience first-hand action on climate policy at the international level.

Giving green

Multiply the positive impacts of your giving. Thoughtful, eco-minded gift giving can benefit the planet as much as the recipient, save money, and distinguish your presents.

• First, focus on the gift item itself: give to charity in someone's name, buy second-hand gifts, give EnergyStar rated appliances, and choose socially- and environmentally-responsible new gifts.
• Next, think about how you purchase your presents: shop online, ship presents by ground instead of air, and combine your shopping trips.
• Finally, wrap creatively: use newspaper, reusable fabric bags or let the gift speak for itself.
• For inspiration, check out WE ADD UP and Buygreen.com, two new partnerships of ours. WE ADD UP, an organic t-shirt campaign hand-prints a unique number on the front of each shirt that is your position in a global count of people adding up to fight climate change.  Buygreen.com, a centralized e-commerce site for all things green, offers hundreds of screened and reviewed eco-friendly products.
• Our  emissions kick into high gear during the holiday season with increased shopping, travel, and home energy use.  The gift of a Brighter Planet carbon offset neutralizes two weeks of a person's holiday carbon footprint by investing in community-based emissions reduction projects across the country.

—the team at Brighter Planet