Part 2 of Sustainability Pioneers visits two companies and a private citizen who have already started building a bridge to a renewable energy future. Companies featured are:

WindStax Wind Power Systemsis a full-service wind power company. We design and manufacture our own unique brand of plug-and-play wind power systems for residential and commercial off-grid, microgrid, and supplemental stationary power requirements.

Published on May 14, 2015

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Sustainability Pioneers, a series of short documentaries on the transition to sustainable energy, begins looking at how energy is being produced in Pennsylvania in 2014. How does our energy use affect air, climate and public health?

A conservation effort across the West to protect the sage grouse, a bird with an unusual mating call, has put different environmental interests at odds. Published on Jul 22, 2014

Produced by: Kassie Bracken and Ben Laffin/ Read the story here.

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Small islands are often heavily dependent on expensive imported fuel to generate electricity. The public-private partnership of Cabeólica in Cape Verde off the West Coast of Africa has harnessed the country's plentiful winds to help reduce diesel imports and increase energy security.

Ashden Award Winner

We champion and promote practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty and improve people’s lives.

Published on Jul 3, 2013

ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY (AEE) is a national association of businesses and business leaders who are making the global energy system more secure, clean, and affordable. Advanced energy encompasses a broad range of products and services that constitute the best available commercial technologies for meeting energy needs today and tomorrow.