From the ElephantJournal blog:
Larkburger, the Vail Valley and Boulder-based quick-gourmet burger restaurant, announced today that wind-power now generates 100% of the electricity needs for its two Colorado restaurant locations.
As of September 1, 2009, the company is offsetting electric energy use through wind-power broker Renewable Choice Energy Inc. of Boulder, Colo., which
“…connects wind-power producers with wind-power consumers.”
Larkburger has purchased 201,000-kilowatt hours of wind-power, to date.
“Larkburger is committed to minimizing its environmental footprint, and using a renewable energy source reinforces this,” said Larkburger President Adam Baker. “From all-natural ingredients to compostable corn cups and containers to reclaimed wood paneling on walls to purchasing wind-power credits, it’s important to us to be as progressive as we can.”
They probably don’t have enough parking lot space to put up their own small wind turbines, but at least they they’re doing everything they can. Good for them, all of us.
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