subject: Energy Conservation Minnesota [print this page] When it comes to matters concerning energy conservation Minnesota holds an enviable position as one of the top ten American green states. That news is very encouraging considering the state our planet is in today. Rarely a day goes by without turning on the news and not being confronted by the devastations of a natural disaster. The irony is that mankind calls it a natural disaster when it is the abuse that has been unleashed on Earth, especially in the past 50-odd years, that is the cause of the disaster in the first place.
The history
In the annals of energy conservation Minnesota was one of the first states mentioned in regard to the concept. It has a history of planning and implementing energy conservation that goes back to the early 70s. In fact it can be said that conservation as a whole has become a way of living in the state.
Setting examples
The rest of the United States can learn much from the conservation efforts of the state of Minnesota. There are non-profit organizations like Enerchange at www.enerchange.org that are willing to sacrifice time and money to make things better. It is an organization that overhauls the way a company does its work to make sure that each task, no matter how insignificant it may appear to be, does not waste any energy unnecessarily, thus making our world a tiny bit safer.
Being taken seriously
The efforts that have been put into going green in Minnesota have not gone unnoticed. On the contrary, the federal government has been doing its utmost to encourage its efforts. Various incentives and policies have been in place for quite a while. These incentives both encourage more conservation and reward those that have all ready taken the plunge to create a greener planet.
To encourage other states to follow suit, the federal government puts up stimulus packages that support the creation of new green jobs, or the transformation of old ones into green ones. Last year, the government set aside over $530 billion in the stimulus package for the creation of smart energy grids, improving or converting the public transit sector, and for the training needed for green jobs.
If you want to do your part and help in the energy conservation Minnesota is implementing, visit Enerchange at http://www.enerchange.org.
