A Green Turnaround

On Friday, March 19, the Green Institute was notified it has won a $227,000 grant from the Minnesota Office of Energy Security to help 50 small restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores in Minneapolis cut their energy bills over the next three years.
Most of these ma-and-pa businesses are run by immigrants and minorities who operate on a shoestring.

“The objective [is] to develop stronger rebate programs to address this energy-intensive business sector across the state and to encourage adoption and implementation of sustainable best practices among small businesses,” Green Institute engineer Nancy Kelly said.

Excerpted from startribune.com by Neal St. Anthony.