They ARE MASSIVE!

I subscribe to a Comcast cable package, but this new channel is the next level up which unfortunately is not the value of green I feel like spending right now.

Up here in Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 5 miles south of the New Hampshire border, I point you to The Tannery, a collection of about 50 restaurants, shops, and offices that are housed in renovated millworks buildings which are topped with nearly 400 solar panels. The PV panels offset about 20 percent of the Tannery’s electric bill.

Another company, Mark Richey Woodworking recently received the city’s first permit to erect a wind turbine. More applications are pending.

Massachusetts may be no Texas in terms of statewide Kyotoesque protocols but there are hundreds of businesses that either design, manufacture, supply, or end-use solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal tanks, wood pellet burning stoves, and the like.

Is that a book?

Hey, thanks Elliott! I’ve always liked their food, but when I saw their environmental initiatives and started thinking about how they impact the profit line, I was impressed. I love the idea of using solar power for the entire restaurant. Not every business can do this (it helps to be located in Texas) but if most gave it a shot, they could at least reduce their electricity bill. “A penny saved is a penny earned.”

It’s good to see they are doing to much to conserve resources and save money. In the long run, I think it will really pay off for them.

There’s one in Riverside, a bunch in Arizona, and one in Albuquerque. Stop in if you get the chance. I personally love the place. Wish there was one closer to MY home too!

I usually eat there 3 or 4 times when I travel to Texas. They really have great food on top of everything else. I simply LOVE their tomato basil soup with their salad bar.