Now that we’re more than a few days into 2009, I have been thinking more about what I can personally do to live a greener lifestyle, as well as what green trends are up and coming. Recent conversations with friends and neighbors who are not in the renewable energy or sustainability fields have given me a slightly different perspective on what the people see as a realistic green lifestyle and what role businesses can play.  As individuals,...

Barack Obama has been sworn-in as the 44th President of the United States and many believe he will usher in a new era of federal commitment to renewable energy – using it as a platform to both help revitalize the US economy through green jobs, but also to help reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, while improving our environment.

Since the 1990’s, the federal production tax credit has played an essential role in encouraging...

I wanted to thank Katie Fehrenbacher at Earth2Tech for cutting Dell a little slack in the face of recent criticism of their carbon neutral claims. She doesn’t give them a free ride, but at least she recognizes that their efforts have some real value whether they offset 100% or 5% of their emissions as claimed by the Wall Street Journal.

I don’t want to get into the debate about Dell’s footprint or the value of offsets. Working for an...

This Christmas, I decided to purchase sustainable gifts for my family and friends.  In addition to purchasing Community Energy’s gift of wind, I bought thirteen stainless steel water bottles as holiday gifts, including one for myself.  I had been considering the need to find an alternative to plastic water bottles for some time.  I would use a plastic water bottle for a few weeks, and then recycle it.  I was uncomfortable...

Today Community Energy welcomes a new member of our supply team. Jon Keeney joins us from Paul Smith’s College where he majored in Business Management and Entrepreneurial Studies. What’s really exciting about Jon’s joining Community Energy is that Paul Smith’s College is a long-time Renewable Energy Credit (REC) customer of Community Energy. When you ask Jon why he wanted to get into renewable energy, he talks about going to a school with such a...