WindMade Introduces Wind Energy Made Consumer Label For Products

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Ever wish you could know what kind of energy was used to make the products you buy? Well, now wind energy is getting its own product label. According to the WindMade website, it will be the first global consumer label to display which corporations and products utilize wind energy.

The label was unveiled Tuesday at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, notes USA Today. It has the support of some very big names, including the UN and the WWF.

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WindMade suggests that wind is a much more viable alternative than other types of energy because it emits a very small amount of greenhouse gas, less than a tenth of what oil and coal-powered plants produce. It also consumes very little water and has a low, continuously decreasing production cost.

WindMade stresses that we cannot continue to consume products that are made at such a cost to the environment. Their label is a step in progress towards raising consumer awareness and displaying the importance of sustainable, renewable energy. Using a physical entity, a label, ensures that the public cannot simply ignore the effects that their purchases have on the environment.




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