Wind Power
For more than thirty years, Traditional Medicinals® has valued choosing ways in which we can leave a lighter footprint. We know that we play a role in protecting and preserving our environment and the communities upon which our business depends. This is why we purchase renewable wind energy to offset all of our electricity use not supported by the solar panels recently installed at our headquarters in Sebastopol, CA.
Though roughly 75% of our energy comes directly from our own roof top, to ensure that the rest of the mix of power we draw from the system is replaced with 100% wind energy, we purchase green tags. Matching each kilowatt-hour we consume with a kilowatt-hour of renewable wind energy neutralizes the impact of our electricity use and makes the system a little bit more sustainable for everyone.
What Is Wind Energy?
How Does It Work?
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What Is Wind Energy?
Wind energy is the electricity that can be produced by harnessing the wind. There are no fossil fuels involved, so there are no carbon dioxide emissions emitted into the environment by the generation of wind-electricity. This is a clean, renewable electricity source that is sometimes referred to as "climate neutral" because it doesn't contribute to the "greenhouse effect" caused by the excessive amount of carbon dioxide emissions released into our atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.::Top::
How Does It Work?
The electricity used in the United States comes from what is called "the grid." The grid is like a large pool of electricity each of us draws from. This electricity comes from many different sources — the majority of which are detrimental to the environment — such as coal, natural gas and nuclear power. A very small percentage comes from renewable resources such as the wind and sun.When you turn on a light, or flip on the TV, electricity is pulled from this pool and is delivered through the power lines to our homes and businesses. Because of the way the grid is organized, there's no way to determine what kind of electricity comes out of it when we draw from the pool. But we can specify what kind of electricity goes back into it on our behalf.
Purchasing green tags is a way to support the electricity generated by the wind farms around the United States. In effect, this creates a market for wind power, which leads to the creation of more wind farms and more renewable energy being fed into the grid.
If more businesses and consumers purchased green tags to offset their electricity use, less conventionally-produced electricity would be needed. Eventually, renewable energy could become the norm, and polluting sources of electricity could go the way of the dinosaur.
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To learn more about wind energy or to join us in supporting green tags, visit our partners at:The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit dedicated to growing the use of renewable energy through marketing Green Tags to businesses and consumers and providing the necessary funding that allows more renewable energy projects to help displace our reliance on fossil fuels.
Environmental Protection Agency - Green Power Partnership The EPA has created a program to support and encourage businesses to use renewable sources of energy.
Green-e is a nationally recognized third-party certification program for green power and green tags.
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