GREEN scene

EPA Green Power Partner Pace Industries, of Reedsburg, WI, reports that it is starting 2008 with its third increase in renewable energy purchases. The extrusion manufacturer of high impact polystyrene and related products was awarded a WPPI grant for an improved air compressor system. The new compressor reduced the company’s power usage by the equivalent of 311 tons of CO₂ emissions—which equates to the energy used by 200 homes annually.