Through our partnership with Praxair, CO₂ emissions are converted to edible CO₂, like the bubbles in soda pop.

We recognize that the emission of greenhouse gases due to human activity is impacting our global climate. This issue requires action by us all. While we provide our customers with cleaner transportation fuels, we also strive to do so with the least impact to our environment – particularly by reducing our carbon footprint.

Our carbon reduction goal is to reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions 17 percent by 2020, in accordance with the Copenhagen Greenhouse Gas reduction proposals. Using 2005 as a base year, we’ve already reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 11 percent to date. That pace puts us on track to meet and exceed our 17 percent reduction goal well in advance of the Copenhagen target date.

We work to reduce our carbon footprint through achieving greater energy efficiency, in order to produce less carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the first place. We also have a carbon capture partnership between our refinery and Praxair, a company that processes carbon dioxide for food-grade use, and recycles it into products like carbonated beverages. For over a decade, carbon dioxide emissions from the refinery have been supplied to Praxair, adding the fizz to countless cans of soda pop throughout our region, among other CO₂ products.