I’m not a big chip eater. Not because I don’t like them occasionally, I just know they aren’t that good for me and once I start it’s tough to practice self-control. However, when I throw caution to the wind (which can be often, depending on the day) and go for some chips with my tuna sandwich, it’s the SunChips I reach for. I just love ‘em. So how happy was I when I read on a bag of SunChips how they use solar power at one of their plants!? We should try to patronize those companies that practice free trade or use environmentally-friendly work practices, or just all-around do their part to make the world a better place! Well, SunChips is one of those companies who are doing things such as the solar power they harness at their Modesto, California plant that    help produce these tasty snacks.

 

SunChips doesn’t stop there. They also buy green energy credits that match 100% of the electricity they consume. For anyone who doesn’t know what that is, a green energy credit is basically a Renewable Energy Credit (REC) that fosters the production of renewable electricity.

 

They also have a heart, evidence of their substantial donation of $1 million to build a solar-powered (starting to see a pattern here with the sun?) business incubator in Greenburg, Kansas; the town that will someday be considered to be the “greenest town in North America.” After its devastation in May of 2007 from a deadly tornado, the goal has been to rebuild Greenburg from the ground up using innovative reconstruction such as windmills and LCD traffic lights. The incubator will help re-open the doors of the smaller “mom and pop” businesses.  

 

The point is, eat chips when the craving strikes. Ya gotta live. Just make sure they’re SunChips… it helps ease the guilt a bit.

 

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