BrightFarms touts rooftop produce system

Wasted space and “food miles.” These are two areas in which most supermarkets, no matter how sustainable their operations try to be, fail to get a green stamp of approval, but one New York company aims to change that.

The Wisconsin Solar Farm

A round of sustainable applause for Lake Geneva, Wis., people. That’s where Convergence Energy is located, and they’re building one a hell of a solar panel operation (the second largest in Wisconsin) with a twist. The twist is that individual ...

Sustainability Session Include Solar, Geothermal

At this point, most people have recognized and responded to the ever-increasing need to implement more sustainable practices on a day-to-day basis. And the City of Eau Claire and Eau Claire’s Chamber of Commerce are presenting a series on...

Food for Thought

it’s high time for a foodie movement documentary series

What started as an idea to show one food film in Menomonie has become an eight-week series both in Menomonie and Eau Claire. Food for Thought is a first of its kind in the Valley...

Bike commuting increases across Wisconsin

Bicycle commuting is becoming more popular in the cities throughout Wisconsin. According to the League of American Bicyclists Madison, it has increased commuter ridership by 188% since 2000

Wisconsin baked bean juggernaut has the power!

In what scientific experts agree is probably my favorite local headline of 2011, WEAU.com boldly proclaims, “Local Power Company joins forces with Bush's Beans.” Oh, hell yes. I can only imagine what magnificent creations will be unleashed...

An electric car station in Eau Claire?

B&B Electric is looking into it

It’s electric! Some of you may or may not have heard the gossip about an electric car charging station being brought to Eau Claire. Well, B&B Electric wants to turn this station from rumor to reality.

A vending machine for bikes

Those who like to travel on two, un-motorized wheels may be tired of bicycles taking a back seat to cars in the world of transportation. Well, the cyclist’s equivalent to a gas station has arrived to Minneapolis … in the form of a vending machine.

Green light go! The light bulb-finding phone app

The City of Eau Claire and Eco Hatchery joined forces to help the citizens of Eau Claire save the planet – and some money – with their new Light Bulb Finder app. The app was developed to jumpstart the transition to more efficient home lighting.

Go Green is sponsored by:

Xcel Energy
Eau Claire

Go Green is sponsored by:

Xcel Energy
Eau Claire

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