Green Options

Michigan residents that are customers of Consumers Energy finally have a green energy choice. Green Generation is the new renewable power program available through Consumers Energy.

So, the knee has been bent, the question has been asked, the positive answer given. Now comes the (un)fun part: organizing the wedding. Along with choosing the band, the cake, the colour of your linens, some couples are beginning to ask how they can make their special day more sustainable? After the break, sustainablog will present some of our favourite ways of making a wedding into a green wedding.

Nicknamed, the “Dragon Power Station”, a new apparatus at the port harnesses energy from big rigs. Still in test stage, the new technology is expected to produce 5000-7000 kilowatts per day in this one location.

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Having implemented several water-saving ideas from the first Living Green Workshop I attended (no beef for two weeks!) I was excited to go back to learn about the next topic: Energy. Developed and taught by Santa Monica-based non-profit Sustainable Works, the class did not let me down.

I would think that by now most of us know that the ways that we currently produce most of our energy cannot continue into

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Did you know you can choose where your power comes from? More than 600 utility companies in 36 states offer their customers the option of green power. That means you can support renewable energy sources such as wind and solar instead of conventional coal fired or nuclear power plants just by paying your monthly electricity bill.

How it works. When you sign up to a green power program, you are supporting your

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What do Starbucks, Staples, IBM, Whole Foods and the U.S. Air Force have in common?

They're among the who's who of green power purchasers in the US.

The amount of electricity these mega-organizations need just to keep the lights on is huge, so it really makes a difference when they choose to purchase green power.

It helps reduce the need for power generated from coal fired power plants and nuclear facilities.

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