Riding Green to see Obama
Monday, January 5, 2009
Trip Verde featured in the Austin Business Journal - by Christopher Calnan ABJ Staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     
Start Date: December 18, 2008
End Date: January 20, 2009


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Contact: Debrah Dubay
Dubay Communications
Phone: 512-627-3782
Email: melrosedubay@gmail.com
Website: www.obamainaugurationrideshare.com

Presidential Inauguration Travel Options Delivered by TripVerde National Ride-Sharing Service Provides Economic & Environmental Solutions to Travel

The January 20, 2009 Inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington DC is an historic event heralding change for our nation. Top priorities of the new administration will be addressing climate change and the economy. Since personal transportation is a key contributor to global warming emissions, TripVerde is doing its part by introducing a national ride-sharing service, a smart way of helping people get to the inauguration that saves money, saves gas and saves the environment by reducing individual carbon footprint.

TripVerde employs technology and Ride-Jockeys in a ride-sharing service that pairs people headed to the inauguration with like-minded people from their region. Registration at www.obamainaugurationrideshare.com for ride-sharing with TripVerde enables people to be part of the change.  The benefits of TripVerde's solution are simple. Consider the TripVerde solution for a 4-person ride-share from Anywhere, USA, 2700 miles from DC. The Driver receives compensation that will cover gas expenses and more for driving to DC and back. Each rider pays less than $200.

Roundtrip, less than the cost of the bus. Drivers and riders can donate up to 1.5 cents/mile to Teach For America (www.teachforamerica.org), a not-for-profit educational agency working to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.  The planet benefits by reducing car-related carbon emissions!  Now that's a win-win solution!

More than 4 million people are projected to attend the Obama presidential inauguration. Obama Inauguration Rideshare or www.obamainaugurationrideshare.com for more information, to use our free ride calculator and to register to ride-share with TripVerde to the 2009 presidential inauguration.

TripVerde, Inc. is based in Austin, TX and has offices in Denver, CO; Palo Alto, CA; Bangalore and Kolkata, India. TripVerde is working with individuals, employers and event planners to provide a safe, reliable and easy-to-use ride-sharing solutions. Through its unique solution, TripVerde plans to reduce vehicle miles traveled by 10% within 10 years.

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TripVerde featured in Entrepreneur Magazine

For an online exclusive, Entrepreneur Magazine tracked down several businesses that will help keep their cities on the sustainability map. From an eco-friendly nightclub in Los Angeles to a green lifestyle store in Minneapolis, read on for profiles of business owners who hope to save the environment, and make money at the same time. Read what they had to say about us!

Austin companies can, apparently, walk the walk when it comes to all things green.

This year’s ninth annual Texas Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair will have more than adequate representation from Austin companies, with 25 Austin green businesses exhibiting out of 100 total companies doing so and 25 out of 50 companies presenting talks and workshops.

The event runs from noon Sept. 26 through 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at Market Square in downtown Fredericksburg.

Austin companies participating include Green Mountain Energy, which is donating free carbon credits to volunteers, and TripVerde. The startup TripVerde, which matches drivers and riders for efficient carpooling, will make ride matches to the event based on starting and ending points, time constraints and preferences.

Source: Austin Business Journal