Residential Resort Takes a Stand Against Global Warming

Crystal Springs Raises Environmental Awareness

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. October 14, 2008

HARDYSTON, NJ, February 27, 2006. Hardyston NJ's Crystal Springs Builders has teamed up with US-based Sustainable Travel International (STI) to become the first resort development company to address global warming and offset its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through MyClimateTM, an innovative new program that neutralizes the impact of GHG emissions.

Crystal Springs Resort, the Northeast's premier residential resort located in NJ's Sussex Skylands, has a strong commitment to developing its holdings in an ecologically sensitive manner. "We've identified greenhouse gas emissions which stem from basic electricity consumption, and we seek to remedy their impact on global warming," voiced company CEO Andrew Mulvihill. "While our nation can't totally avoid using essential utilities in its daily business, we at Crystal Springs want to be proactive in addressing the issue, and further establishing ourselves as solution-oriented." The progressive Resort already has a record for environmental excellence, including:

• The Resort's Ballyowen Golf Club designated as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS), the educational division of Audubon International.

• A partnership with the National Biodiversity Parks Land Trust to preserve a 1300+ acre green belt surrounding the development.

• Investment of a $70,000 federal grant to improve wildlife habitat on Ballyowen, Black Bear and Crystal Springs golf courses

• An alliance with the NJ Non-Game Program to help restore the federally endangered bog turtle habitat within Crystal Springs

• The services of Go Native's Dennis Miranda, a naturalist with 20+ years experience in the Highlands, and founder of the Crystal Springs Nature Club.

Distributed in North America by STI, MyClimateTM is helping Crystal Springs to address the issue of global warming by ensuring that its operations are climate friendly. "This is by no means a first best solution," states Peter D. Krahenbuhl, STI Co-founder and Vice President, "Reducing consumption, becoming more energy efficient and switching to renewable energy are the best options. But offsetting through MyClimateTM is certainly a turn-key solution for offsetting greenhouse has impacts as it reduces emissions elsewhere that otherwise would have remained in the atmosphere." An ongoing successful example involves the funding of solar ovens in South Africa, which reduces the importation of diesel fuels that create climate damaging emissions.

"Crystal Springs Builders is setting an industry standard through MyClimateTM" Krahenbuhl continues. "They are not only helping to neutralize their own global warming impacts, they are also raising awareness throughout the NY metro area as a forerunner in this program." And by doing so, they're creating an even more attractive resort environment that's ideal for a day visit, an overnight stay or as a place to live year round.