Empire State Building
One day away from Super Bowl XLVI, one of the biggest annual sporting events in North America, many in the United States are anxiously counting down the hours and minutes until their national anthem is heralded and the first whistle blows. Unbeknownst to many, however, another kind of Super Bowl countdown has been marching down this week - the event's carbon impact.
On its website a counter clips by in increments of 50 pounds of carbon per second, each time adding to the 11 billion CO2 emissions Green Mountain Energy Company has claimed its customers have prevented since the company's 1997 inception.
Renewable Energy Credits (REC) are quickly becoming a viable and quick option for companies and utilities to reduce their carbon footprint and meet new industry and government renewable energy standards.
Manager of the Empire State Building, Malkin Holdings announced that it has signed a contract to purchase 100% wind energy from Green Mountain Energy Company.
Energy efficiency is not just chic, it is becoming practical and lucrative.
The Empire State Building will undergo a $500 million retrofit, to make the building more energy efficient.
