Three Commercials Running Thanks to support from Intercity Transit, Olympia Federal Savings and Puget Sound Energy, three television commercials are running on Comcast networks now through September, 2012. The commercials encourage shoppers to buy from businesses with Thurston Green Business designations, and drive them to the Chamber website for more information. Check out the spots [...]
Cities of Olympia and Lacey earn $30,000 in community solar project grants from Puget Sound Energy OLYMPIA, Wash. – Residents and businesses of Olympia and Lacey met the “Flip the Switch to Green Power” challenge to increase enrollment in Puget Sound Energy’s Green Power Program by 505 residential and business participants in 2011. In recognition of [...]
While studying the environment, a nearby 5th Grade class found the Thurston Green Business website and wrote us to say thank you for providing so much helpful information. In turn, the students sent us four additional links that they found particularly helpful. Thanks, kids, and keep up the great work of learning how to be [...]
Dear Fellow Resident of Olympia or Lacey, We have a lot of great opportunities to build momentum and take action on local energy issues. One of these is signing up for PSE Green Power – especially NOW because we are less than 50 people away from getting $30,000 of PSE funding for Photovoltaic (PV) systems [...]
Here in the Pacific Northwest we benefit from a distinctive balance – smart, innovative people and the beauty of the great outdoors. So it is no surprise that helping to keep our environment clean and vibrant is a mission many of us hold dear. […]
Dear Friend, GGEC would like to cordially invite you to a celebration potluck and concert to kick off Global Green Energy Corporation’s Neighborhood Solar Program. This event is a potluck and live music performed by Matt McMillan. […]
Many people know about the economic benefits of recycling. In these times, it’s always good to save some money. While it’s true that you will not save a lot of money by recycling used materials like aluminum cans or glass bottles, it’s great to cultivate a recycling culture in the home because it brings long-term [...]
Join us on Tuesday, July 12 at Classic Winemakers to learn how you can boost your company's profits by making your building more energy efficient.
by Ramsey Zimmerman – Program Director for Thurston Energy I’ve been thinking about “Influence” lately. As in “Who do we have influence with and who has influence with us?”. I was thinking about it in the context of our organization. I realized that the same situation applies to any organization. So I dashed off a [...]
Look Up! For Energy Savings Increase your bottom line by cutting your lighting costs Do the lights in your office or warehouse look like this… If you have metal halides or T-12 fluorescents, replacing them with high efficiency T-8 fluorescent lights may cut your lighting costs by a third. Thurston [...]
