MOUNTAIN GLASS ARTS, INC. HAS SWITCHED TO 100% GREEN POWER
UPDATED 7/14/09
With help from NC GreenPower Mountain Glass Arts, Inc. is now annually
supporting 24,000 kWh of cleaner, renewable energy. The amount of coal
consumed annually to produce this equivalent amount of energy is 19,440 lbs.
The generation of this amount of renewable energy will annually offset:
49,941 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2)
156 pounds of sulfur dioxide (SO2)
62 pounds of nitrogen oxides (NOx)
The annual reduction of CO2 emissions is environmentally equivalent to:
3841 trees planted OR
60796 miles not driven OR 1479 days not driven
As calculated by NC Greenpower
NC GreenPower is a statewide effort to improve the environment by using
"green power,"electricity generated from renewable resources such as solar,
wind, biomass and water. The non-profit NC GreenPower organization is the result
of collaboration among electric utilities, environmentalists, state regulators and energy generators.
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By partnering with TerraPass all of our outgoing truck shipments are carbon neutral.
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Mountain Glass Arts has just started teaming up with our local
customers in matching donations to the following organizations.
The Canary Coalition coordinates public events that both educate public
officials and focus national attention on the air quality problems
SAVE OUR SLOPES is calling for a PAUSE TO PLAN: a moratorium on large-scale, ridgetop, and steep slope development to give local people control over the future of their communities.
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Our glass case size shipping boxes are made with 33% recycled content!
Our office paper contains 35% recycled content and we recycle all paper, paperboard packaging, cardboard, glass & aluminum here in our building!
