Food & Restaurant: New Belgium Brewing Company
 New Belgium Brewing Company is one of the most sustainable breweries in the country. After producing its tasty libations, they put the brewery's waste water inside closed pools filled with anaerobic bacteria. The microbes feed on the water, rich in nutrients from the brewing process, and produce methane gas, which is then pumped back to the factory where it becomes electrical and thermal energy. Right now, New Belgium meets 30 percent of its energy needs -- between 40,000 and 60,000 kilowatt hours per month -- through this cogeneration process. The remaining 70 percent comes from wind, which means no fossil fuels are burned making New Belgium's various beers. |
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| Starbucks; 5% renewable energy in 6,376 US stores | Safeway; California's largest renewable energy purchaser | Appellation Wine & Spirit; NYC's first organic & biodynamic wine shop | Bon Appétit Management Company; the Eat Local Challenge | Local Harvest; promoting local food everywhere |
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