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| 20080228516 | BUNDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREDITS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE - Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of automatically bundling environmental conservation items with computed environmental conservation values into “credit blocks” so that the aggregate sum of the environmental conservation values of the items in a particular block is sufficient to issue a tradable environmental commodity, also referred to as a credit. In some such embodiments the various different items represent items with different forms of environmental conservation such as emissions reductions, energy savings, hazardous waste reductions, or generated renewable energy. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALUATING ITEMS AS TRADABLE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES - Some embodiments qualify an item and a protocol associated with the item by determining an amount of environmental conservation that is related to the actual use or implementation of the item by a registrant. Some embodiments quantify the environmental conservation of an item by determining an amount of emissions reduction, energy savings, hazardous wastes or materials that are properly disposed of, or generated renewable energy associated from the qualified environmental conservation of the item. Some embodiments then valuate the quantified environmental conservation to issue a tradable credit. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228628 | REGISTRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE - Some embodiments provide a method of registering various types of environmental conservation items such as products, projects, or technologies with sets of environmental conservation properties through an electronic interface. In some embodiments, the electronic interface allows registrants the ability to register an environmental conservation item using only a minimal set of identification data, where the identification data includes at least one parameter for identifying the item. The electronic interface facilitates the registration of the item by associating the set of environmental conservation properties to the item. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALUATING ITEMS AS TRADABLE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES - Some embodiments qualify an item and a protocol associated with the item by determining an amount of environmental conservation that is related to the actual use or implementation of the item by a registrant. Some embodiments quantify the environmental conservation of an item by determining an amount of emissions reduction, energy savings, hazardous wastes or materials that are properly disposed of, or generated renewable energy associated from the qualified environmental conservation of the item. Some embodiments then valuate the quantified environmental conservation to issue a tradable credit. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALUATING ITEMS AS TRADABLE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES - Some embodiments qualify an item and a protocol associated with the item by determining an amount of environmental conservation that is related to the actual use or implementation of the item by a registrant. Some embodiments quantify the environmental conservation of an item by determining an amount of emissions reduction, energy savings, hazardous wastes or materials that are properly disposed of, or generated renewable energy associated from the qualified environmental conservation of the item. Some embodiments then valuate the quantified environmental conservation to issue a tradable credit. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228631 | BUNDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREDITS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE - Some embodiments perform buyer bundling to permit a buyer the ability to purchase only a portion or percentage of a credit by bundling several buyers into “buyer blocks”. Each buyer within a buyer block desires to offset its polluting activities, where the polluting activities of each buyer equates to only a fraction of the total pollution offsetting afforded by a single credit. In some such embodiments, the aggregate of all buyers in the buyer block exhausts the full pollution offsetting potential of the credit. Moreover, the cost for purchasing the credit is distributed amongst the buyers of the buyer block in proportion to their desired participation in the purchase of the credit. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228632 | TRADING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE - Some embodiments provide a method of registering various types of environmental conservation items such as products, projects, or technologies with sets of environmental conservation properties through an electronic interface. In some embodiments, the electronic interface allows registrants the ability to register an environmental conservation item using only a minimal set of identification data, where the identification data includes at least one parameter for identifying the item. The electronic interface facilitates the registration of the item by associating the set of environmental conservation properties to the item. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228664 | BUNDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREDITS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE - Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of automatically bundling environmental conservation items with computed environmental conservation values into “credit blocks” so that the aggregate sum of the environmental conservation values of the items in a particular block is sufficient to issue a tradable environmental commodity, also referred to as a credit. In some such embodiments the various different items represent items with different forms of environmental conservation such as emissions reductions, energy savings, hazardous waste reductions, or generated renewable energy. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228665 | BUNDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREDITS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE - Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of automatically bundling environmental conservation items with computed environmental conservation values into “credit blocks” so that the aggregate sum of the environmental conservation values of the items in a particular block is sufficient to issue a tradable environmental commodity. Some embodiments bundle all environmental conservation values associated with the registrations of a particular registrant. The registrant may then subsequently withdraw from his/her individually bundled environmental conservation in order to directly offset some polluting activity without having to purchase credits. Some embodiments provide distributed bundling by allocating a fractional portion of an environmental conservation value produced from a registered item to at least two separate entities. | 09-18-2008 |
