Renewable Energy Posts

VIDEO: Energy (Presentation to Chamber of Commerce, 11/14/11)

Posted by on Dec 3, 2011 in Education, Renewable Energy | 0 comments

VIDEO: Energy (Presentation to Chamber of Commerce, 11/14/11)

Do you know where your energy comes from? Proportionally, more Jefferson County residents can proudly say, “From the sun!” than can residents of any other county in the state. This 5-minute video excerpt on “Energy” references the sponsor of my Chamber talk (and, not entirely coincidentally, my husband’s employer), Power Trip Energy Corp. It describes Jefferson County’s leading role in creating energy from the sun. The Puget Sound Energy graph referenced in my talk can be seen below. Data provided by PSE, current as of Oct....

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Wind-Powered Web Hosting

Posted by on Sep 13, 2011 in Featured, My EcoChallenge, Renewable Energy | 2 comments

Wind-Powered Web Hosting

When it came time to register this site, I wanted to “spend my values” in selecting a web host. I was expecting to pay more for an eco-friendly service, but was pleasantly surprised to find this was not necessary. I discovered Canvas Dreams while checking out the site of a recommended web designer. The catchy spinning turbines on his site—you can see them at the bottom left on my home page—earned my click-through. Canvas Dreams was the first Web host in the Pacific Northwest to use 100% wind power, and it is committed to energy...

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