Ann Arbor, MI (TransWorldNews) April 10th, 2008 – Carbon Offset provider 4Offsets, llc announced that it has partnered with Jorel Ventures to open a http://slurl.com/secondlife/Erzulie/137/244/71/ store in Second Life featuring CO2 Offsets from www.4Offsets.com. The store, which opens immediately, will be the exclusive source of 4Offsets products in Second Life. 4Offsets, llc and Jorel Ventures are the first to offer Carbon Offsets in the virtual reality world operated by Linden Labs.
The establishment of a presence in the very popular Second Life, virtual reality (VR) world is just another step in 4Offsets’ campaign to let the public know that Carbon Offsets are a both a simple and affordable way to fight global warming. “Our goal at 4Offsets is to get the average citizen involved in the fight against global warming and hopefully supply them with offsets. Second Life is a great venue to both spread the word, but also to connect with forward thinking, creative people. 4Offsets CEO Fred Weiss continued, “Second Life is a great place for 4Offsets, because not only can discuss Global Warming, we can actually allow participants to offset the CO2 emitted from their virtual footprint”. Second Life has over 20 million registered members with hundreds of thousands participating every week.
The Second Life Carbon Offset Exchange (SLCOE), which is located in the Vio sim, was built and will be operated by Jorel Ventures. Jorel Ventures was first established in Second Life in 2006 and brings considerable experience and implementation experience to the partnership. “We’ve spent our time in Second Life building our expertise at developing both properties and operating businesses”, JV proprietor noted in Jorel Rau a statement posted at SLCOE. He continued, “The world is getting greener each day and Jorel Ventures intends to provide supporting services for our clients.” The companies anticipate a number of events in Second Life to promote their partnership.
4Offsets, llc is involved in providing business and individuals a way to fight Global Warming with Carbon Offsets. The company, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan was founded in 2007 with the goal of bringing solutions for global warming to small business and individuals. Through the companies initial efforts, 4Offsets and its clients have already removed over 2 million pounds of CO2 offsets from the market.
Jorel Ventures
Jorel Ventures is a property and business developer established in Second Life, in April 2006 and operated by Jorel Rau.
