Word: solem
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...Rachael Solem, the owner of the Irving House and Harding House, two nearby bed and breakfasts with long-standing green initiatives, said that there was a close relationship between her own philosophy regarding the environment and the way she conducts her businesses...
...Personally, I am willing to make some sacrifices and invest some money in order to have a light environmental footprint,” Solem said, adding that she drives a hybrid car, uses reusable shopping bags, and tries to take public transportation whenever possible...
...Solem said that although a hotel’s operation entails a fairly high use of resources—since clean rooms must be maintained every day—her establishments make efforts to be Earth-friendly by composting leftover food; offering disposable, compostable, and biodegradable plates and cups; and using paper products made from 100 percent recycled content...
...Solem also said that being environmentally friendly supersedes the desire to maximize profit, a viewpoint unique among the businesses owners contacted. The two establishments are looking into installing solar thermal panels to heat water, a technology that would require a 30-year payback period while needing replacement every 15 years. Though the solar thermal panels would not be cost-effective, Solem said that she will probably install them anyway in order to support the industry and promote their...
...that both campaigns must agree upon which of the roughly 1,600 improperly rejected absentee ballots to include in the results. They came to a consensus on about 950 of those ballots. When asked about Coleman's argument that all of those improperly rejected absentee ballots should be counted, Solem, the trucker says, "Well, I guess they should count those. But it'd be nice if they just got this done and over with." Minnesotans, it appears, will just have to endure this recount like another bad winter...