Target, Best Buy, Nike, Starbucks, Fresh Energy call for efficiency standard
Posted by: Kate Ellis in legislation, Energy Efficiency Standard, energy efficiency on Jul 21, 2010
In advance of pending federal energy legislation, a group of nearly 60 businesses and advocates banded together to write a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid to call for the inclusion of a strong federal Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) in any legislation that moves forward. The cosigners included some big names who are calling on Congress to pass a strong EERS, including: Ben & Jerry's, Best Buy, eBay, Gap, Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Starbucks, Symantec, and The North Face. Special thanks and praise goes out to a couple of our own Minnesotan companies who also signed on to the letter: Target Corporation and Best Buy. Many thanks to Minnesota companies who are leaders on clean energy and efficiency! Fresh Energy was among the clean energy and efficiency advocates also signing on to the letter calling for Congressional action on an EERS.
