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Campaigns for Sustainable Energy

Overview

Most of the electricity used in Utah and much of the USA is generated from coal. This has serious consequences for global climate change, mercury pollution, human health, and biodiversity. It contributes about half of the greenhouse gas emissions in Utah. In contrast, renewable sources, such as wind, are effective and have essentially no environmental impact. Fortunately, individuals can choose for their share of grid electricity to come from wind-generated sources, and the cost of a program run by the University of Utah is trivial - less than 5% above the standard rate, and also tax deductible.

You don't have to be formally associated with a participating department, or even the University of Utah, to donate to this fund. Any individual can use this mechanism, for example to offset their use of electricity or other fossil fuel at home. The donations all go to the same fund to generate new wind power. You just need to pick one of the campaigns (below) through which to funnel your donation.

Start your own campaign (link).