Published July 4, 2008 09:51 AM
Tissue manufacturer buys wind power to counterbalance plants' CO2 emissions
Cascades Tissue Group in Waterford has offset its carbon dioxide emissions by buying 11 million kilowatt hours of wind power.
The commercial tissue manufacturer, a subsidiary of Montreal-based Cascades Inc., will use the credits to offset the emissions from its plants in Waterford and Mechanicville, which produce the North River line of paper products.
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North River represents one-quarter of Cascades Tissue's annual sales.
Cascades is buying the wind power from Community Energy Inc. The deal took effect June 1.
Community Energy is owned by Iberdrola SA, the Spanish energy conglomerate planning a $4.6 billion buyout of Energy East Corp.
Paper manufacturers rank fifth among the nation's most energy-intensive industries, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
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