BlueStar Energy (the parent company of ZeroHero.com) is an associate member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). The CCX issues tradable Carbon Financial Instrument (CFI) contracts to owners or aggregators of eligible projects on the basis of sequestration, destruction or reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. All verification reports are then inspected for completeness by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly NASD).

  Funds generated on the Exchange are used to implement and manage projects that avoid, reduce or absorb greenhouse gases, including:

Agricultural Methane Emission Offsets
Agricultural methane collection and combustion at livestock operations include covered anaerobic digesters, complete-mix, plug flow digesters and covered lagoons.

Agricultural Soil Carbon Offsets
Carbon emission soil sequestration activities in the agricultural sector include continuous conservation tillage and grass planting.

Energy Efficiency and Fuel Switching Emissions Offsets
Energy efficiency and fuel switching offset projects are based on displacement of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel based energy sources.

Forestry Carbon Emission Offsets
Forest carbon sequestration projects include: Maintaining or increasing forest area; Forest management to increase stand- and landscape-level carbon density; Increasing off-site carbon stocks in wood products and enhancing product and fuel substitution.

Landfill Methane Emission Offsets
Landfill methane capture and combustion.

Offsets from Renewable Energy
Renewable energy projects include wind and solar that are not being used to meet obligations established by state or local mandates.

Coal Mine Methane Emission Offsets
Coal mine methane offset projects are projects which collect and/or destroy coal mine methane which would have vented to atmosphere.

Rangeland Soil Carbon Management Offsets
Agricultural carbon emission reductions for improved rangeland management.

Ozone Depleting Substance Destruction Emission Offsets
Projects engaging in the destruction of ozone depleting substances.

Carbon offset purchases also help to add renewable sources to the national power grid. As the demand increases for these cleaner energy sources, less of our electricity will come from limited and polluting fossil fuels. Supporting the move toward greater diversity in the fuels we use creates a more balanced and sustainable energy future.