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White Creek Wind Farm |
 In
August of this year, the BEF staff had the opportunity to venture on a
field trip to the 205-megawatt
White Creek wind farm in south central Washington State. The project
has been several years in the making. Once it's completed, it will be
the largest wind project in the United States owned by public power.
BEF partnered with several
small, publicly owned utilities to build and own the White Creek wind
farm in Klickitat County. For some of the BEF staff, it was their first
opportunity to view the wind farm in person and to see the tangible
results of their hard work. The staff arrived just as the sun was
setting over the horizon - many were amazed at the sheer size of the
farm. BEF hopes this project will pave the way for others in public
power who are wanting to develop wind power, but are under
financial constraints to support a project on their own. To learn more
about the White Creek Wind Project, please visit
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Kill Rock Stars Goes Carbon Neutral |
 Home
to numerous influential indie bands including the Decemberists,
Elliott Smith, Deerhoof, and the Gossip, the record label Kill Rock
Stars has become the latest music industry supporter of clean renewable
energy. Kill Rock Stars greened all of their offices by purchasing
enough renewable energy
certificates to offset 100 percent of their electricity use with BEF
Green Tags. To learn more about Kill Rock Stars, please visit:
www.killrockstars.com.
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Posters Influence Approach to Watershed Restoration |
 This
summer BEF collaborated with two of its 10-year Model
Watershed partners to create posters that highlight the results of
river restoration work completed to date. We presented these posters at
five professional conferences and received positive feedback from
managers, scientists, and local
watershed groups across the nation. For example, one California
watershed group elected to integrate BEF's 10-year watershed strategy
into their ongoing restoration work. In addition, university professors
have taken BEF's Model Watershed
posters and began using them to teach courses in watershed management.
Most importantly, BEF used this experience to develop new connections
with community-based groups across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Download the posters at
www.b-e-f.org/watersheds/. |
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Reading, Writing, Solar Power, and Vegetables |
 Inspired Teacher Integrates Math, Science,
Community Building, and Conservation Planning with Solar Greenhouse Project
The back corner of the schoolyard at Hood River Middle School (OR) was
a rather unremarkable piece of land until Michael Becker and his 6th
grade class got a hold of it. In the last couple of years, that rather
ordinary looking corner has
become the central hub of innovation on the campus. The 6th graders are
raising a greenhouse that will serve as a hands-on "learning lab" for
the entire school. The students have researched, designed, and
constructed every aspect of the
project to date, and have already built an extensive perma-culture
garden on the site. They will plant and tend to the vegetables, and
will undertake extensive energy resource planning. The addition of a
1-kilowatt solar project, a gift
from Portfolio 21 and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, adds
significant educational value to the project. Mr. Becker describes the
challenge presented to the students: "Their task is to figure out how
to make that amount of energy,
and no more, do what we need it to do."
To read more abut this fascinating project, and to view the live data, visit
www.b-e-f.org/renewables/hoodriver.shtm . |
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Thank You to Our New Green Tag Supporters |
New Green Tag Business Clients:
Adolescent and Family Growth Center
ARTA Travel
ATP International USA, Inc.
Azumano Travel
Boca Express Travel
Brownie Troop 646
Cavenaugh & Cavenaugh, LLC - Burnside Rocket LEED Building
CB's Pizza and Grill
Cottin's Hardware
CWT Nova Travel Services
Downtown Lawrence
DrakNet
ecoLingo
Footwise
IDEO
JDA Publishing
KEEN, Inc.
Kenai Fjords National Park
Kill Rock Stars
Lawrence Family Medicine
Luse Media
Mendocino Wine Group
Merchant Warehouse
Mission Skateboards
NextGen Vending
Opto 22
Pam Lott Photography
Pomona College- LEED Building
Segway LLC
skinnyskinny
Sonic Whale
Sunflower Curbside Recycling
Theory, LLC
Think Green Hosting
Ticket Turtle
Tom Dwyer Automotive Services, Inc.
Washington Trails Association
Wet Planet Rafting, Inc.
New Green Events:
Avon Club Foundation - 2007 Ben Avon Holiday House Tour
Blackwell Sanders LLP - Blackwell Sanders booth, Kansas Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Conference 2007
Defenders of Wildlife - Live Earth Albuquerque
REAP - 3rd Annual Alaska Renewable Energy Fair
Scribe Communications - Ranch House at Del Sur Platinum LEED Celebration
Sopris Foundation 2007 Conference
Midwest Renewable Energy Association - 18th Annual Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair
Virgin Music Festival 2007 |
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