For
St. Louis businesses “GREEN is the NEW BLACK”
GOING GREEN is catching on as a smart way for small businesses
in St. Louis to stand out amongst competitors and make
a commitment to the health of their community. When you
walk into the recently-opened restaurant Pi, Pizza isn’t
the only fare they promote. The servers wear “GREEN
is the NEW BLACK” t-shirts and the menu points out
that the restaurant uses locally grown products and recycled
materials. In addition to creating a sustainable restaurant
environment, Pi signed up to offset 100% of their power
with local renewable energy through AmerenUE’s PURE
POWER program. Supporting clean, renewable energy protects
Missouri’s air quality, diversifies the regional
energy supply, and boosts the local economy. That’s
just one of the reasons that “Pi aims to be a green
leader, setting an example for other restaurants, businesses
and consumers to minimize their carbon footprint and create
a healthier dining experience.”
Being a green leader is also a great way to show customers
and employees that you want to have a positive effect
on their lives. FormStore, a local manufacturer of membership
identification cards and digital printing, signed up for
PURE POWER to keep an edge over competitors and strengthen
the local community. “We want our company to expand
its industry leadership position and we want to encourage
our employees to also become leaders in their communities”
said Paul Edwards, FormStore president.
Most of all, it is consumers who can really make a
difference by supporting businesses that are environmental
advocates. Each dollar you spend at a green business
is a vote to protect the health and strength of your
community. You can be a green shopper and spend your
money wisely by finding green businesses on www.stlouisgreen.com.
The first step to becoming a green business and a green
consumer just got easier! You can support local wind
power for your home or business without breaking the
bank - PURE POWER has a new fixed-cost enrollment option
called P.U.R.E. Blocks. You can take the hassle out
of fluctuating premiums and high summer bills by fixing
the level of your PURE POWER participation. Each P.U.R.E.
Block cost $15/month and represents 1,000 kWh of renewable
energy generation (2 blocks = $30/month).
Sign up for P.U.R.E. Blocks today! Call 1-866-665-PURE
for more information or visit www.ameren.com/purepower.
PURE POWER is a Green-e Energy certified program.
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