Contact: Greg Bach, 262.636.9111
Mike Sherman, 763.744.6015
Event came on the heels of President Obama’s renewed push on climate
action and the EPA’s new carbon emission standards
Racine, Wis. – On Monday, June 30, Racine Mayor and President of the
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative John Dickert hosted a press
conference highlighting actions taken by him and Racine businesses to
mitigate climate change and protect the environment. The press conference
took place at the Racine Yacht Club and happened on the heels of President
Obama’s renewed push for climate action.
The city is taking action by partnering with businesses to reduce its carbon
footprint, protect the quality of its water, specifically Lake Michigan, and
save money on business’s bottom lines.
“Global climate change is affecting every city. It’s important that we partner
together to fight and prevent its effects,” said Mayor John Dickert of Racine.
Racine businesses and city leaders have been at the forefront in combating
climate change for years. Realizing the devastating impacts of climate
change, businesses are saving money by reducing their carbon footprint,
developing solutions to reduce waste and marketing green products for other
businesses to use.
Here is what just a few businesses in Racine are doing to save money and
protect our climate:
“We set out on a mission to enhance our triple bottom line. We conducted
an energy audit, replaced inefficient lighting, and began saving money,” said
Tom Buehler of ButterBuds. “We also made smarter decisions on processing
our solid waste. As a result, the amount of recycled material doubled with
a commensurate drop in landfill waste, which also saves us a lot money and
protects the environment.”
“Using disposers helps to divert food waste from landfills, and we can reduce
climate change impacts by simply managing our food waste with disposers
instead of the garbage can,” said Michael Keleman of InSinkEerator. “If all
30,000 households or so in Racine processed their food waste through a
food waste disposer, we would reduce the carbon footprint of our community
by 1.9 million kg of CO2e each year, the equivalent of not driving a car 4.6
million miles or planting 13,700 trees.”
“Kranz, Inc. participated in the Green Masters Program to increase its
sustainability efforts and ultimately saved a lot of money,” said Jeff
Neubauer of Kranz, Inc. “It’s a win-win all the way around. We make more
money by doing the right thing.”
“Simply put, Badger Meter Flow Instrumentation provides technology to
measure and control whatever moves through a pipe or pipeline – including
air, water, steam, oil and other liquids and gases,” said Dominic Cariello of
Badger Meter. “And we apply our expertise to further enhance our products’
ease-of-use, accuracy and effectiveness, but most importantly help control
our natural resources and environment.”
