Safeway Gas Powered By Wind
Posted by carrie_roll
Gas, and filling up the car with petroleum is, at least for the present time, a necessary evil.
Electric cars are really finally starting to make their way into the mainstream (and we’l see hydrogen be commercially viable for mainstream America in the next 5-10 years) but for now, the vast majority of people are driving vehicles which guzzle petroleum.
Carrie and I were filling up the other day (haven’t converted my car to electric yet, but we plan to sell it May/June 2009), and we found the gas station with the least expensive gas that was close to where we were shopping.
This meant that it happened to be a Safeway gas station.
What was great about this gas station (aside form the fact that we could get the gas even cheaper just because we had our little discount card) was the message they had on their screen at the pump.
This station 100% powered by wind energy.
So I did a little investigation and found out that Safeway is making big steps in going green.
Consumers in California have probably been seeing this at Safeway gas stations for a few years now, but this is the frst time we’ve seen it at a Safeway, or any pump.
In one press release, they announced 270 Fuel Stations, 15 San Francisco Stores and their Corporate Offices would be Powered by Renewable Energy.
They also announced last year the first ever grocery store powered 100% by green energy.
Safeway is, at present, the 3rd largest retail purchaser of green power in the U.S.
So, congratulations to Safeway for being a business that is really making strides toward making the planet a better place to be.
I applaud Safeway’s dedication to practicing green energy business principles. I wish they could do sommthing like that in Fort Myers, Florida.