Green power reduces carbon footprint
A story by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on ways to reduce a person’s carbon footprint:
The typical customer of We Energies, for example, sends about 17,200 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air every year from the 750 kilowatt-hours of electricity he or she uses. That’s roughly the equivalent of adding another sport utility vehicle on the road.
To reduce the amount of carbon dioxide they are responsible for – their “carbon footprint” – customers can sign up for a “green pricing” program offered by the electric utility. . . .
“This type of program is one of the most powerful things an individual can do to scale back on their carbon footprint,” said Michael Vickerman, executive director of the renewable-energy advocacy group Renew Wisconsin.
The story includes contacts for purching green power from Wisconsin utilities.
