Atlas-3/27/09-BlueStreak

Bluestreak is a gym that Laurence and I go to.  We found out that it was powered completely by wind power.  This was very interesting so we set up a visit for later today with one of the reps of bluestreak.  We are going to meet him at BlueStreak at 5pm tomorrow.  Hopefully this visit will help us learn more about what New York is doing to help.  i found an article that will help us now more until our visit.  In October, the club’s owners started purchasing 100 percent green wind power in the form of Green-E certified Renewal Energy Credits (RECs) equal to its annual projected electricity usage. This purchase will offset more than 13,344 metric tons of electricity-related greenhouse gas emissions (CO2), an annual amount equal to taking 2,856 cars off the road or planting 12,250 acres of trees. Chelsea Piers has also become a Green Power Leadership Club member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership. Leadership Club requirements include the purchase of at least 20 percent green power (electricity generated from eligible renewable resources) over a one-year period.