| The EPA released its list of the Top 25
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| | 17. The Tower Companies
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| Green Power Partners for 2005, and the
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| | 18. U.S. Army, Fort Carson, Colorado
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| list includes some surprising entries.
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| | 19. University of Pennsylvania,
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| Here is the list, with Power Partners
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| | Philadelphia, PA
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| appearing in order of purchase size:
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| | 20. Montgomery County, MD
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| You may have noticed a large increase in
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| | 21. Hyatt Regency Reunion, Dallas, TX
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| the number of television commercials for
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| | 22. Western Washington University,
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| vehicles that are able to run on E85
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| | Bellingham, WA
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| fuel, manufactured in large part from
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| | 23. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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| corn. Auto manufacturers have been
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| | 24. FedEx/Kinko's
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| dragging their feet for decades, but it
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| | 25. East Bay Municipal Utility District,
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| appears as if they're finally ready to
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| | Main Wastewater Plant, Oakland, CA
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| become part of the Green Revolution.
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| | The EPA's Green Power Partnership is a
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| That's great news, of course, but there
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| | voluntary program that encourages
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| have been many other companies,
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| | businesses, organizations, and agencies
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| organizations, and government agencies in
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| | to use Green power in their day-to-day
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| all sectors of the American economy that
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| | practice. When Green Partners sign on
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| have been using Green power for some
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| | with the program, they pledge to supply a
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| time.
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| | significant portion of their electricity
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| In 2005, the EPA released its list of the
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| | needs with energy that has been produced
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| Top 25 Green Power Partners, and the list
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| | by environmentally friendly means.
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| includes some surprising entries. Here is
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| | Although there will always be room for
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| the list, with Power Partners appearing
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| | more growth, the program is expanding,
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| in order of purchase size:
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| | and the EPA's list of Green Power
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| 1. U.S. Air Force
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| | Partners has grown to include more than
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| 2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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| | 550, including a number of Fortune 500
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| 3. Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
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| | companies; city, state, regional, and
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| 4. U.S. Department of Energy
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| | federal agencies; military
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| 5. The World Bank
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| | establishments; trade associations; and
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| 6. Safeway, Inc.
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| | several universities.
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| 7. U.S. General Services Administration,
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| | All of those figures, when coupled with
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| Region 2
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| | the auto industry's increasing focus on
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| 8. Whole Foods Market
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| | producing vehicles that will run on E85,
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| 9. City of San Diego, CA
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| | is enough to offer Green power
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| 10. HSBC North America
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| | enthusiasts a reason to at least become
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| 11. New Jersey Consolidated Energy
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| | guardedly optimistic about the future of
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| Savings Program
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| | the planet and its inhabitants. Perhaps
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| 12. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin,
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| | this is the beginning of the new world of
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| TX Facilities
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| | Green power that visionaries have been
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| 13. WhiteWave Foods
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| | talking about for decades. Only time will
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| 14. Austin, Texas, Independent School
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| | tell, but it's definitely a start.
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| District
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| 15. Staples, Inc.
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| 16. Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc.
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