Harrah’s Tries to Make WSOP a More Eco-Friendly Event

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Harrah’s Tries to Make WSOP a More Eco-Friendly Event

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Continuously looking for the ways to help conserve energy and demonstrate the commitment to environmental sustainability, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. collaborated with Native Energy, an international marketer of high quality carbon offsets, at the WSOP, and purchased carbon offsets to mitigate the impact from energy use and waste during its event at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino. The option of offsetting the carbon emissions from air and ground travel to and from Las Vegas, and their hotel stays offered by Haarah’s will be available for players in the WSOP Ante Up For Africa charity and celbrity tournament event and the WSOP Main Event.

The purchase of carbon offsets at the WSOP will support Native Energy’s farmer-owned distributed wind program aimed at helping farmers reduce their global impact from energy use and reduce their long-term electricity costs.

The Williamson family farm turbine is an example of the type of project that the WSOP carbon offsets will help support. Its 35 kilowatt wind turbine began generating renewable energy in the spring of 2007.

Carbon offsets (packages include an eco-friendly souvenir) are available for purchase at Harrah’s booth off the main floor of the WSOP tournament area directly from Native Energy. The offer of carbon offsets depends on the average estimated travel distance and hotel stay.

“…The collaboration with Native Energy allows Harrah’s to provide their guests the opportunity to participate in effective solutions to the climate crisis that can be implemented today,” says Tom Boucher, President and CEO of Native Energy.