The advantages of using alternative energies


 

Surprising Green Power Partners

The EPA released its list of the Top 25 Green15.  Staples,  Inc.
Power Partners for 2005, and the list
includes some surprising entries. Here is the16.  Mohawk  Fine  Papers,  Inc.
list, with Power Partners appearing in order
of  purchase  size:17.  The  Tower  Companies
You may have noticed a large increase in the18.  U.S.  Army,  Fort  Carson,  Colorado
number of television commercials for vehicles
that are able to run on E85 fuel,19. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
manufactured in large part from corn. AutoPA
manufacturers have been dragging their feet
for decades, but it appears as if they're20.  Montgomery  County,  MD
finally ready to become part of the Green
Revolution. That's great news, of course, but21.  Hyatt  Regency  Reunion,  Dallas,  TX
there have been many other companies,
organizations, and government agencies in all22. Western Washington University,
sectors of the American economy that haveBellingham,  WA
been  using  Green  power  for  some  time.
23.  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania
In 2005, the EPA released its list of the Top
25 Green Power Partners, and the list24.  FedEx/Kinko's
includes some surprising entries. Here is the
list, with Power Partners appearing in order25. East Bay Municipal Utility District, Main
of  purchase  size:Wastewater  Plant,  Oakland,  CA
1.  U.S.  Air  ForceThe EPA's Green Power Partnership is a
voluntary program that encourages businesses,
2.  U.S.  Environmental  Protection  Agencyorganizations, and agencies to use Green
power in their day-to-day practice. When
3.  Johnson  &  Johnson,  Inc.Green Partners sign on with the program, they
pledge to supply a significant portion of
4.  U.S.  Department  of  Energytheir electricity needs with energy that has
been produced by environmentally friendly
5.  The  World  Bankmeans.
6.  Safeway,  Inc.Although there will always be room for more
growth, the program is expanding, and the
7. U.S. General Services Administration,EPA's list of Green Power Partners has grown
Region  2to include more than 550, including a number
of Fortune 500 companies; city, state,
8.  Whole  Foods  Marketregional, and federal agencies; military
establishments; trade associations; and
9.  City  of  San  Diego,  CAseveral  universities.
10.  HSBC  North  AmericaAll of those figures, when coupled with the
auto industry's increasing focus on producing
11. New Jersey Consolidated Energy Savingsvehicles that will run on E85, is enough to
Programoffer Green power enthusiasts a reason to at
least become guardedly optimistic about the
12. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TXfuture of the planet and its inhabitants.
FacilitiesPerhaps this is the beginning of the new
world of Green power that visionaries have
13.  WhiteWave  Foodsbeen talking about for decades. Only time
will  tell,  but  it's  definitely  a  start.
14. Austin, Texas, Independent School
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