Green Options » village green energy http://greenoptions.com/tag/village-green-energy Posts tagged 'village green energy' Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:34:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en New Facebook Application, Green My Vino, Helps Vineyards Go Green http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/06/new-facebook-application-green-my-vino-helps-vineyards-go-green/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/06/new-facebook-application-green-my-vino-helps-vineyards-go-green/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:34:29 +0000 Robin Shreeves http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/06/new-facebook-application-green-my-vino-helps-vineyards-go-green/ VineyardI just generated 20 minutes of green power. It took me less than five minutes. How did I do it? I added the Facebook application Green My Vino to my Facebook account and then sent one green power minute to 20 of my Facebook friends.

Green My Vino was launched earlier today by Village Green Energy. It allows Facebook users to give free online gifts worth one minute, five minutes, or ten minutes of renewable energy. Village Green will then purchase the equivalent amount of energy on behalf of the Facebook user.

Once Facebook users have gifted 10,000 minutes of solar and wind power to their friends, the first of four wineries who are already signed up for the program has committed to powering their entire operation with renewable energy. The first winery is Iron Horse Vineyards located in Somoma County.

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