By purchasing green power, you will divert your energy dollars away from high-impact hydropower, coal, gas and nuclear plants, and instead invest in clean, renewable resources. The Northwest's environment economy, environment and human health will benefit from that investment.

What's wrong with the current power system?
Generating electricity is a significant source of air pollution and a major cause of smog, acid rain and habitat destruction. About 40% of the electricity consumed in the Northwest comes from burning fossil fuels, such as coal and gas. These and other conventional sources of electricity harm human health, degrade ecosystems and add to global warming. Using wind power shifts the electricity system towards clean resources that keep the air clean and preserve our quality of life.

Renewables are clean
Solar, wind and geothermal resources neither harm fish nor create the air, water and land pollution associated with fossil fuels. Replacing fossil fuel facilities with renewable resources will improve regional air quality. Renewables are the perfect solution to traditional power sources, which are the country's single largest source of air pollution.

The Northwest will benefit from renewables
The Northwest is blessed with abundant renewable resource potential. With our varied climate zones and geology, we have enough potential solar, wind and geothermal resources to satisfy at least 40 percent of our electricity needs. Further, remarkable improvements in renewable technologies are continuously reducing their costs and expanding the Northwest's already large renewable resource base.

Green power is good for our region's economy
While traditional fossil fuels may seem less costly up front, the environmental, defense and health costs of these sources raises insurance premiums, cleanup costs and national defense expenditures. Renewable energy eliminates much of this risk, and since there are no fuel costs, they eliminate the uncertainty and expense of future fuel price increases.

Investing in renewable energy will have a positive effect on the economy of the Northwest. Some of the world's largest producers of renewable products -- photovoltaic panels and wind technologies -- are based in Washington and Oregon. Investing in renewables keeps in the Northwest dollars that would otherwise leave the region to pay for fossil fuels.

Renewables fit into our current system
As the hydroelecric system changes to protect fish, new renewable resources can replace the lost hydropower and keep the system and our air clean.

List of Supporters:
Curious who else supports green power? The following organizations support renewable energy efforts in the Northwest and beyond.

As you can see, renewable energy is good for the environment, good for the economy, and supported by a wide rane of organizations. Purchase Green Power Now!

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