EPA and TerraPass Recognize PortionPac Chemical Corporation Among Nation's Leading Green Power Purchasers

CHICAGO, April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PortionPac Chemical Corporation announced today an unprecedented step to balance 100% of its energy use from all sources by funding green house gas reduction and clean energy projects. The company is investing in Climate Action Reserve and VerifiedCarbon Standard-certified projects through TerraPass and is purchasing Green-E®-certified Renewable Energy Credits through Renewable Choice. For its commitment to using green power, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the company as a Green Power Partner.

"This is a huge honor and we are proud to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In our decisions personally and as a company we are aware of our responsibility to help create the future for our families and our world.  Business has great power to affect change and we choose to leverage that power to send a message to others across the U.S. that supporting clean sources of electricity is a sound business decision and an important choice in reducing climate risk," said Burt Klein, President of PortionPac Chemical Corporation.

Starting on Earth Day 2011, PortionPac Chemical Corporation is purchasing 656,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually. This demonstrates a proactive choice to switch away from traditional sources of electricity generation and support cleaner renewable energy alternatives.

"Wind Power is the best energy choice right now.  It has a very low environmental impact and by purchasing REC's we are working to support the development and future success of the industry," said Klein.

According to the U.S. EPA, PortionPac Chemical Corporation's green power purchase of  656,000 kWh is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of more than 90 passenger vehicles per year, or the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of nearly 60 average American homes annually.

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About PortionPac Chemical Corporation

PortionPac® is a different kind of chemical company. The Chicago-based company manufactures highly concentrated, pre-measured cleaning products and helps customers use the fewest number of products possible. PortionPac's goal is to reduce the resources used throughout the lifecycle of production, storage, distribution and disposal, minimize the adverse effects of chemicals on the environment and eliminate the unsafe and ineffective habits of traditional cleaning procedures. PortionPac actively works to reduce its company-wide energy use, and balances the energy it does use in manufacturing, travel, electricity and gas by investing in certified projects and new technology.

About TerraPass

Launched in 2004, TerraPass works with developers of greenhouse gas reduction projects to bring to market renewable energy and independently-verified carbon offsets.  TerraPass manages a portfolio of over 20 emissions reduction projects across the United States, primarily focused on waste-to-energy.  With projects registered under the Climate Action Reserve and the VerifiedCarbon Standard, the company is an award-winning provider of carbon offsets and serves both voluntary and compliance buyers.  For more information, visit www.terrapass.com or call +1 (415) 692 3411

About Renewable Choice Energy

Green power is electricity that is generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass and low-impact hydro.  Purchases of green power help accelerate the development of new renewable energy capacity nationwide and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector.

About EPA's Green Power Partnership

The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,300 Partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500® companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal governments, and colleges and universities. For additional information, please visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower.

PortionPac Chemical Corporation
Name: Arline Welty
Phone Number: 312-447-5738
Email: [email protected]

U.S. EPA
Name: Melissa Donnelly
Phone Number: 202-343-9546
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE PortionPac Chemical Corporation