http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/04/27/intel-leads-ranking-of-top-50-green-power-purchasers/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:16:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/04/27/intel-leads-ranking-of-top-50-green-power-purchasers/comment-page-1/#comment-122179 Nick Engelfried Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:29:36 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=13967#comment-122179 It's great that Intel is buying green power to cover part of the incredibly energy-intensive processes which go on in the company's plants. What's not so great is that, in Oregon at least, Intel is lending support to an alliance of industry groups intent on sinking state-level climate and clean energy policy. Intel Oregon belongs to an association of industry giants that also represents Big Oil and major timber giants in this state, and which already has successfully weakened some of the most important global warming policies to be presented to the Oregon legislature this year. Please read more at http://watthead.blogspot.com/2009/04/intel-oregon-outstanding-achievement-in.html It’s great that Intel is buying green power to cover part of the incredibly energy-intensive processes which go on in the company’s plants. What’s not so great is that, in Oregon at least, Intel is lending support to an alliance of industry groups intent on sinking state-level climate and clean energy policy. Intel Oregon belongs to an association of industry giants that also represents Big Oil and major timber giants in this state, and which already has successfully weakened some of the most important global warming policies to be presented to the Oregon legislature this year. Please read more at http://watthead.blogspot.com/2009/04/intel-oregon-outstanding-achievement-in.html

]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/04/27/intel-leads-ranking-of-top-50-green-power-purchasers/comment-page-1/#comment-121861 sarah Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=13967#comment-121861 the first step is to REDUCE, then reuse, then recycle. why are we rewarding higher users? glad to see renewable energy taking off, but the important step is to decrease the unsustainable consumption! the companies should be rated on relative percentage of 'green power'/total power consumption, and what does 'green' power mean anyway? the first step is to REDUCE, then reuse, then recycle. why are we rewarding higher users? glad to see renewable energy taking off, but the important step is to decrease the unsustainable consumption! the companies should be rated on relative percentage of ‘green power’/total power consumption, and what does ‘green’ power mean anyway?

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