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Want to make the electricity you use in your home or business greener? Find out if your utility company offers a green electricity program (sometimes called green pricing) - a plan that lets you use electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar. According to BrighterEnergy.org, more than 850 utilities in the United States now offer green electricity programs, and more than 650,000 people across the country are purchasing renewable energy to power their lives.

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You know that voting and contacting your legislators are two of the best ways to support cleaner transportation options like transit, biking, and walking. But have you ever thought about the power of voting with your feet?

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How much oil do we use?
In 2009, the United States consumed more than 286 billion gallons of petroleum products - approximately 23 percent of global consumption. That's about 2.6 gallons per person per day (in Minnesota, 2.9 gallons per person per day). Which means that every day, the average American consumes about five times more oil than drinking water!

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The results are in! After two long months, and over 4,000 votes, Fresh Energy placed THIRD in the Humanity Calls/eBay Fundraising Tournament for the Environment! Now that all the votes and donations have been tabulated, this translates into a prize of over $6,250 for Fresh Energy - an incredible showing in a national competition of 145 nonprofits. A big thank you to everyone who voted, donated, and encouraged their friends and family to do the same. We couldn't have done it without you! And needless to say, we are absolutely thrilled with the results!

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Fresh Energy executive director Michael Noble was quoted in last week's Pioneer Press article "Minnesotans plugging into electric vehicles." "With everybody talking about reducing our reliance on oil, electric vehicle technology is the biggest idea for widespread deployment of new cars that don't run on gasoline," he said. Read more about how Minnesotans are getting on board with electric vehicles, and what policy makers and business leaders are doing to support the trend.

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