Green Mountain Energy Company Chosen for First "PLENTY 20" List.Honored by Eco-Lifestyle Magazine for Its Leadership in Reducing and Offsetting Carbon Emissions AUSTIN, Texas -- Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation's leading provider of renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. and carbon offset solutions, has been selected for the inaugural PLENTY 20 list (http://www.plentymag.com/features/2007/01/the_plenty_20.php). The list, which appears in PLENTY magazine's February/March issue, recognizes the top 20 eco-forward companies that are making a difference and redefining what it means to be green in the marketplace. Green Mountain ranks No. 12 on the list and received its award from PLENTY at a celebratory event in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . "Green Mountain Energy Company is thrilled to be among the top 20 green companies receiving this prestigious recognition from PLENTY magazine," said Gillan Taddune, chief environmental officer for Green Mountain Energy Company. "The award recognizes Green Mountain's ongoing efforts the last ten years to bring innovative products and solutions to the marketplace that help reduce and offset carbon emissions." Renewable Energy As the nation's leading provider of renewable energy and carbon offset solutions, Green Mountain Energy Company offers residential, business, institutional and governmental customers the choice to support cleaner renewable resources Noun 1. renewable resource - any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time natural resource, natural resources - resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature . These cleaner energy sources help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. (CO2) emitted into the air. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. . Since its inception, Green Mountain and its customers have been responsible for helping to deliver more than six billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy into the market. Additionally, the company has helped spur the development of 13 new wind and solar facilities across the nation, which are producing pollution-free power. BeGreen(SM) Carbon Offsets Earlier this year, Green Mountain introduced BeGreen(SM) Carbon Offsets, an easy way for consumers nationwide to reduce their impact on global warming. The innovative product provides consumers across the U.S. with a simple solution to offset their household's carbon footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service. and take steps towards becoming carbon neutral. "Green Mountain was selected for the PLENTY 20 because of the company's leadership efforts in supporting the development of new renewable facilities and introducing innovative products like BeGreen Carbon Offsets," said Mark Spellun, editor of PLENTY Magazine. "Green Mountain is pushing the eco-envelope and helping to change the world in 2007 and the years to come." About PLENTY As the leading environmental lifestyle magazine, PLENTY has forged itself as a unique voice for the entire spectrum of today's eco-issues. Covering content that ranges from clean technology and sustainable architecture Sustainable architecture applies techniques of sustainable design to architecture. From the root words sus– (under) + tenere (to hold); to keep in existence; to maintain or prolong. It is related to the concept of "green building" (or "green architecture"). , to organic food and fashion, to environmentally conscientious tourism and responsible investing, PLENTY has stationed itself as a source of all things green to those leading the charge towards a more sustainable future. The magazine, which is independently published by Environ Press, Inc., is sold at leading bookstores around the country and natural foods markets Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats nationwide. www.plentymag.com. About Green Mountain Energy Company Green Mountain began in 1997 with a simple idea: "to change the way power is made." The company entered the renewable electricity market with the belief that if given a choice, consumers will choose a cleaner electricity product over polluting pol·lute tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. fossil fuels fossil fuel: see energy, sources of; fuel. fossil fuel Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. . Since 1999, Green Mountain Energy customers have collectively helped avoid over 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide. For more information, visit www.greenmountain.com. |
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