Patent ID: 8103556

Claim:
An apparatus for selling greenhouse gas emission reduction credits, comprising: (a) a fuel dispenser comprising a user interface configured to (i) display an offer to purchase emission reduction credits to a customer; (ii) receive the customer's response; and (iii) transmit the response in the form of a communication signal; and (b) a control system operably connected to the fuel dispenser such that the control system is configured to receive the communication signal and, based on the customer's response, effectuate at least one of: the purchase of emission reduction credits or terminating the offer; wherein the control system is further configured to: calculate an amount of greenhouse gas emissions corresponding to the purchased amount of fuel transferred by the fuel dispenser; calculate a suggested amount of emission reduction credits corresponding to the amount of fuel transferred by the fuel dispenser; and transmit a second communication signal to the user interface, which displays the calculated suggested amount of emission reduction credits to purchase.