Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:December 3, 2003

*News and Events Coming Soon: “Made With Renewable Energy” Labels on Products Aeronaut’s Goal: Around the World on Solar Power Seattle-Area Utility Pursues Wind Power, Energy Efficiency California Plant Begins Continuous Production of Biodiesel Canadian Company Continues to Advance BioOil Technology Two DOE-Funded Reports Show Promise for LED Lighting*Energy ConnectionsEPA’s Voluntary Programs Reduced Greenhouse Gases in 2002———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- Coming Soon: “Made With Renewable Energy” Labels on ProductsThe Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) — the people that brought you the “Green-e” certification for green power products — announced in early November that it will launch a new “Made With Renewable Energy” label for products in 2004. The label will feature the distinctive Green-e logo and will be available to companies that buy a “significant” amount of certified renewable energy for their buildings and factories. According to CRS, a number of companies have already applied for the label, including White Wave (a maker of soy milk products), the Interface Fabrics Group, Choice Organic Teas, and Lundberg Family Farms, a producer of rice. http://www.green-e.org/media_ed/made.htmlThis Thanksgiving, shoppers in much of the eastern United States had the opportunity to buy turkey that had been raised using 100 percent wind energy. Plainville Turkey Farms […]

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