Ken Hammonds has always been interested in renewable energy and conservation.
He recently decided to merge that passion with his career, and opened GreenLight Electric Co.
GreenLight is a full-service electric contracting business, which also installs and maintains solar- and wind-generation equipment.
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The Maumenees, who both work at the University of Montana, wanted to live more lightly on the earth, use less energy, pollute less, feel less implicated in climate change.
“We really wanted to reduce our carbon footprint as a family,” said Zia, who has two young sons. “The second part was that we wanted whatever we did to serve as an educational tool, for our kids and others.”
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Canada’s Big Five banks have woken up to the impact their financing has on climate change, according to a report released Wednesday by The Ethical Funds Company.
But some are doing better than others, says the report by the socially responsible mutual fund.
TD Bank and Royal Bank come out on top of the ratings, with policies and practices on lending that address climate change. Bank of Montreal is at the bottom, offering little evidence it considers the environment in its lending portfolio.
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