Special Thanks to Nicole Whiteley, for this insightful post, on the use of wind energy in the workplace. I think you will find it interesting and thought provoking.

Wind energy in the workplace

Whole Foods uses it, New Belgium uses it, even Wal-Mart sees the value of wind energy. So, what is holding back the rest of the country?

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Miguel Gonzalez, Graduate of the Master’s program, on Sustainable Architecture and Energy Efficiency at BES La Salle, Barcelona, Spain and LEED Green Associate Course with Everblue Training Institute, explained the obstacles of wind energy in the following way:

“Wind Power needs to be taken care of, it takes a lot of money and time to run a wind farm, but the government offers incentives to develop the technologies and improve our current technologies. In Europe the wind farms and technology development are usually funded by private companies that receive huge government incentives. Any green incentive requires three parts to be successful – people, to run the program, a strong care for the planet, and a way to be profitable. No one wants to invest in a project that they won’t see a profit even if the investors have a strong sense of environmental integrity.”

Wind energy is a passionate environmental cause

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Albertsons’- one of the first fuel cell stores operating on the west coast

On Friday, May 6, 2011 – ALBERTSONS’ Clairemont, CA. store, became one of the first fuel cell operating stores on the west coast. Part of the nationwide SUPERVALU® family of grocery stores, they were presented, the 2011 Sustainable Project of the Year award, by the Association for Retail Environments (A.R. E.).

Albertsons – 5 steps to award achievement

ALBERTSONS’ Clairemont store (in Fullerton), received this honor for its “clearly defined integrated design approach, high benchmarking goals, and waste reduction features.”  The 55,000 square-foot grocery store, officially opened on September 1, 2010, and was built to LEED Silver specifications. The many sustainable features built in this store,  include: 1) Highly efficient LED lighting, in the dairy and frozen food cases that reduce energy consumption by more than 50 to 65 percent. Second on the list, there are photo sensors, in 33 skylights that measure the amount of daylight that enters the store from the skylights,  and adjust the electric light levels accordingly, saving energy.  Then there are night curtains, that are pulled over all open cold cases in the evening to seal in cool air and reduce spoilage and energy costs by up to 25 percent.  Water-saving faucets and fixtures installed in the restrooms, help to reduce the amount of water used by more than 45 percent.  Fifth on the list, a Glycol secondary refrigeration system, that minimizes refrigerant change, achieving Greenchill Gold certification, from EPA. Read the rest of this entry »

Green Earth Technologies has Green Oil

Special Thanks to Paul Graham, for sharing this wonderful information with me, to pass on to you.  However, you must act QUICKLY!

Green Earth Technologies- GET your rebate

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