Many stores these days have signs or information about renewable energy credits or RECs. Certain companies tout how you can help the environment by cashing in on these energy credits by buying their product or purchasing gift cards. But how these credits actually help the environment is unclear to many people.
Patrick Nye wants people to understand how these energy credits work because he says they can make a difference. Our power grid pulls in energy from many different energy sources. Patrick likens the power grid to a polluted lake with streams flowing in representing the different sources. Right now many of those streams -- or power sources -- are produced by burning fossil fuels which emit fumes that are harmful to the environment.
Patrick says that sustainable energy forms -- like wind and solar power -- can replace the streams as power sources and because they're cleaner forms of energy -- the lake (power grid) will slowly over time become cleaner and better for the environment.
Laura Turner Seydel traces her passion for eco-awareness back to her upbringing and family environment. Her father, CNN founder Ted Turner, has long been an outspoken advocate for and investor in the future of the Earth. But now Turner's daughter is taking this awareness to a new level by showing she's not just about talk.
Laura's now sharing her personal story about going green -- why she did it, and why you should too. One area she's excited about is the science of wind energy, and how that power can be harnessed and turned into sustainable energy. Laura has even built her dream home in Georgia called EcoManor. The house is a showcase for eco-friendly living and is made entirely of green products and is environmentally friendly.
Wind energy typically costs more than other energy sources -- so companies have come together to create "Renewable Energy Credits" or RECs. The credits help purchase energy credits that help wind energy and other forms of sustainable energy get plugged into the power grid.
Silk Soy is launching program that will increase funding for wind farms so that eventually they can replace the burning of fossil fuels which provide power for us now and that are hazardous to our environment. For every cap collected, Silk Soy will make a donation to help grow America's green power grid by replacing the power produced from burning fossil fuels like coal and natural gas with clean, renewable power created using wind farms. Wind power is an affordable and inexhaustible energy source that does not cause pollution, generate waste or deplete natural resources.
About Laura Turner Seydel:
As a national environmental activist and eco-living expert, Laura's mission is to educate families, youth and individuals alike about the opportunities and benefits of earth-friendly living. Laura is active on the boards of many other local and national groups including: Georgia Conservation Voters; The Nature Conservancy; The High Museum of Art; Atlanta Boy's Choir; Council for Western Rivers; Defenders of Wildlife; Ron Clark Academy; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Southern Environmental Law Center; Atlanta Ballet; Oglethorpe University and The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.Laura is a Trustee of the Turner Foundation, a private family environmental grantmaking foundation created in 1990. In her capacity as Trustee, she is involved in all aspects of the Foundation's operations, from reviewing funding requests and establishing policy to identifying funding priorities and overseeing special initiatives. Laura is also a Trustee of the Jane Smith Turner Foundation, a private family grantmaking foundation, whose funding priorities include the arts, children's health and education and the environment.
About Patrick Nye:
Based in Portland, Oregon, Patrick Nye leads the non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation's (BEF) primary fundraising activity of selling carbon offsets from renewable energy facilities (such as wind and solar) across North America. Patrick works with clients ranging from organic food producers and film productions to events, households and utilities. Patrick also serves green builders and is a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Patrick has been with BEF since 2002 and in October 2007 his pioneering SkiGreen™ program won national recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Leadership Awards. Patrick's first experience in environmental work took place on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Planetree where he was part of the first response for the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. He later served on board the Coast Guard Ice Breaker, Polar Star, where he participated in Arctic research around Greenland and the North Pole.
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Lauren Fixby GoodNewsBroadcast1,529 views
Watching two people listen to someone off camera - who isn't very intelligible - is not very much fun.
blogward 3 years ago
Her name is actually Laura Seydel not Lauren
michelleroseterc 3 years ago
Cya around someday in Holland,Europe
SIGNbmx 3 years ago