Home About Us Board News & Events eNewsletter FAQs Action Center Links Our Members Buy Clean Energy Join CEP Benefits eNewsletter	Our Members American Plant Food Company We at American Plant Food Company, a family-owned environmentally responsible garden center, provide high quality plants, products, knowledge and services for our customers and community. Several locations in Maryland. Now 100% wind powered! Amicus Green Building Center The Amicus Green Building Center (www.amicusgreen.com) is the Mid-Atlantic's greatest selection of "green" building products, information, and resources. It's sister company, Amicus Design + Build, LLC, (www.amicusdb.com) facilitates building projects with services--including design, commissioning, and consulting--that maximize sustainability, efficiency, and affordability. Austin Grill With seven locations in the DC/MD area, a leading restaurant group and it's 100% wind powered! Ben's Chili Bowl Established in 1958, one of the areas longest standing restaurants. Check out the website to read an amazing bio. Better World Telecom BetterWorld Telecom is the only nationwide voice and data provider in the U.S. solely focused on serving businesses, enterprises, and organizations that have social and sustainable missions. Sign up for BetterWorld Telecom through CEP and the company will donate 5% of your bill to CEP! Black's Restaurant Group Black's Restaurant Group is the proud owner of several Maryland and Washington DC eateries, including Addie's Restaurant in Rockville and Black's Bar and Kitchen in Bethesda. Brewer's Art Located in Baltimore's historic Mt. Vernon area, The Brewer's Art offers fine food, beer brewed on the premise, and a large selection scotches and spirits. Buchanan Partners Founded in 1998, now the 20th most active commercial developer in the DC region. Buchanan opened the green-certified Bowie Town Center in 2005. Chelsea School Chelsea School’s mission is to take bright children who have repeatedly failed in their efforts to learn to read and write, and teach them tools and strategies to ensure their success. Because our students have language-based learning disabilities, we strongly focus on teaching reading and language arts. Our phonics-based reading program is systematic, sequential, multi-sensory and creative. Clean Currents Clean Currents was founded in 2005 by Gary Skulnik and Charles Segerman. At Clean Currents, we believe that businesses have a responsibility to protect and hopefully improve our natural environment while conducting their operations. As an environmentally responsible business, we also view our actions through the lens of impact to the planet. Our commitment to sustainability runs through all facets of our business operations. For more information, go to www.cleancurrents.com College Park Bicycles Huge selection of everything a cyclist needs, locally owned and operated in College Park and Mt. Airy. College Park Bicycles and Mt. Airy Bicycles have provided over 50,000 people with clean energy, emissions free transportation (bikes!) for over 26 years. Founder Larry Black is active in promoting a healthier environment in our region. Community IT Innovators Community IT Innovators (CITI) exists to serve socially responsible organizations that are working for positive change in our community and the world. Based in Washington, DC, we have helped over 700 nonprofit organizations use technology effectively. Conscious Corner - Roots Market, Great Sage, Nest & Bark A local and independently owned market specializing in natural, organic gourmet foods and products. Part of the "Conscious Corner" of stores supporting your health, organics, the environment, and fair trade. DrinkMore Water Maryland-based company producing purified water for the home or office. East Coast Organics A full line of top quality organic products for garden centers, nurseries and professional growers. Ecoprint Ecoprint provides printing, mailing, and design services to values-driven organizations. For more than twenty years we have developed environmentally-friendly alternatives, including better papers, inks, and energy. We are 100% Wind Powered! Employee Benefits Group, Inc. The Employee Benefits Group, Inc. (EBG) is one of the leading employee benefits brokerage and consulting companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Since our founding in 1987, we have grown steadily to now serve over 100 corporate and non-profit customers. Our areas of expertise encompass the design, implementation, and administration of employee benefit programs. EBG has affiliations with over 40 insurance carriers and Third Party Administrators allowing us to offer our clients a broad array of benefits plans in this ever-changing marketplace. In addition, our expertise in working with multi-location organizations and companies has allowed us to expand our client roster from the Washington metropolitan area to companies throughout the United States and around the world. Fitzgerald Auto Mall The Fitzgerald Auto Malls offer a “no haggle” automotive shopping experience. Our sales prices on new and used cars on posted on each vehicle and on our internet web page. This is the price you will pay. You won’t pay more and you won’t pay less. Fitzgerald offers over twenty brands of new vehicles at nine locations, including: Annapolis Frederick Gaithersburg Wheaton White Flint (Rockville) Free Range Studios We know we could be using our talents to sell cheeseburgers or sneakers. But as message shapers and image makers, we choose to inspire, educate and move people toward action. That’s why we concentrate on offering top-quality design, communication and strategy services to companies and organizations whose vision goes beyond turning the world into a strip mall. And while our clients range from world-wide activists like Amnesty International to corporations focused on sustainable business like Clif Bar, they all share our belief that in each of our actions there is potential for positive change. Based in Washington DC and Berkeley, CA, our services include graphic design, web entertainment and campaign concepting and strategy. Georgetown Insurance Service, Inc. Delivering customized insurance solutions with exceptional service is the hallmark of Georgetown Insurance Service, Inc. Clients have been coming to us since 1977 not just to "buy" insurance products, but to talk to us about strategies to manage risk in their businesses and in their lives. They know our agents personally. They also know our agents will work diligently to find them the coverage they need to best protect what they hold most valuable. And, should the client need to file a claim, they know Georgetown will stand by their side until the claim is settled. Gifford's Ice Cream & Candy Co. Ice cream and candy made right in Rockville, Maryland. Gifford’s has been making super-premium, homemade ice cream since 1938. Our company's founder, John Nash Gifford, an experienced ice cream maker, spent several years perfecting his secret recipes to ensure the highest possible quality and unique tastes. To this day we continue to follow in his footsteps by using his original 1938 recipes and quality ingredients. We continue to operate as a family owned business, maintaining the tradition that once made Gifford's a legend in its own time! Check out their great ice cream at the Gifford’s in Bethesda! Buy Gifford’s wholesale for your business. GridPoint GridPoint builds intelligent energy management (IEM) products to provide protection from power outages, reduce energy costs and manage energy efficiency for the home and business. GridPoint IEM appliances provide traditional and renewable energy users with instant, automatic backup power based on clean, high-capacity, battery-based technology. GridPoint products also offer the renewable energy user a superior way to integrate alternative energy sources. GridPoint’s single cabinet, “plug-and-play” appliances are easy to install and sold through a network of premium home builders, utilities, retail chains and government entities as well as installers and contractors of electrical, heating, air-conditioning, home automation and renewable energy systems. Grosvenor Market The complete and unique supermarket. Grosvenor Market was voted #1 in overall quality rating for supermarkets by Checkbook Magazine. Now 100% wind powered! Harris LithoGraphics, Inc. Founded as a pre-press shop in 1975, Harris LithoGraphics has evolved into a full-service printing company. We are a service oriented, multi-color and high quality offset printer that can fulfill most of your printing needs. If it belongs on paper, we probably print it. Our presses produce the highest quality brochures, books, newsletters, letterheads, envelopes, business cards, saddle stitched books and booklets, pamphlets, direct mail, and more. 100% wind powered and FSC certified. Hobby Works From model airplanes to remote controlled helicopters and everything in between! Hobbyworks has several stores in the DC area, offering games, trains, science kits and a world of excitement. Now 100% wind powered! Honest Tea Honest Tea is one of the fastest growing companies in the DC region - producing great tasting organic teas of many varieties. Indigo Ink Indigo Ink is a printing company that focuses solely on small to medium sized businesses and business owners, filling what we believe to be a critical void in the marketplace. Indigo Ink has invested in the newest, cleanest, and most efficient of printing technologies, enabling superior print quality, faster turn around time and true eco-conscious printing compared to that of conventional printing. To find out more, visit www.indigoinkprint.com Java Green Coffee & Tea Cafe Java Green is a cafe and caterer in Washington, DC that focuses on a healthy diet and healthy practices for everyone. The cafe places a special emphasis on organic drinks, vegetarian and vegan food. It is now 100% wind powered! MyerEmco Audio Video All of us at MyerEmco AudioVideo would like to thank you for making our company Washington's premier audio/video store. We started out 50 years ago as a local, family-owned business bringing cool, cutting-edge electronics to our community. Today, we're still a local, family-owned business-and we're still bringing you the cool stuff. The technology sure has changed. But, not our commitment to putting our customers first - delivering the very best after-the-sale support and service, and by providing expert advice and professional installation. Best of all, you never have to pay more for this quality and service. That's why we're still going strong after 50 years Nana Design A high-end graphic design firm dedicated to socially responsible business practices. The exclusive graphic designer of all Clean Energy Partnership material and identity. My Organic Market My Organic Market‘s mission is to provide the opportunity for people to help the environment and to improve their lives by using healthy, high quality, and environmentally friendly products. MOM‘s strives to accomplish this by focusing on discount prices, organic produce, customer service, and a large selection of products. National Aquarium in Baltimore One of the largest aquariums on the east coast. NuRide, Inc. NuRide was founded on the belief that individuals who share rides provide a valuable service to their community and should be rewarded for their efforts. Through the patent-pending NuRide Network®, area residents arrange ridesharing trips and earn reward points redeemable for gift cards at T.G.I. Fridays, Old Navy, Shell (among others) for every confirmed trip they take. Local and national organizations sponsor NuRide for both the social and business related benefits. Quartermaine Coffee Rosters Founded in Rockville, Maryland in 1991 by the original founders of Starbucks Coffee, Quartermaine Coffee Roasters is a regional specialty coffee roaster committed to providing customers with fresh, flavorful, roast-dated coffee. Visit their store in Bethesda or order online. Quartermaine's HQ and Roasting Plant in Rockville is 100% wind powered! Raw Olive, LLC At Raw Olive we are devoted to educating people about the dangers of chemical-laden body products and providing a pure, natural alternative. We strive to provide products with as many food-grade and organic ingredients as possible. Our mission is to create hand-crafted, natural body products that are safe for you and the environment. Red Tree Baltimore Red Tree offers furniture and accessories, imported from across the globe. Our richly detailed furniture is handcrafted in Indonesia with solid mahogany construction. Each piece of furniture is available in 16 finishes, ranging from a variety of traditional wood stains to hand-painted, distressed pieces in white, black, red, and more. Our Indonesian supplier purchases its wood from government-certified tree farms. In an effort to continue our commitment to environmentally and socially conscious production, we are working with local NGOs to secure saplings as part of Red Tree’s tree replanting program. We also offer a large variety of recycled and refurbished goods—handbags, artwork, tabletop glass, organic skin care, lighting, wood sculptures, and more. SkooterCommuter Scooter Commuter is the Mid-Atlantic source for electric bikes, folding bikes, and electric folding bikes. We also carry electric "Vespa type" scooters and Segway's. We embrace lifestyle choices that reduce energy consumption. We will provide free E-Bike's for your eco-event. Contact Paul Gaiser at www.skootercommuter.com Stein, Sperling, Bennett De Jong Counsel for the Clean Energy Partnership. One of Montgomery County's largest law firms. Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc. Construction and development in the greater Baltimore area, with new green homes and buildings. Sun Dun Vending SunDun Vending provides beverage, snack, coffee, and food vending service to organizations located in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. With over 20 years of experience, we service over 1000 customers in the Baltimore – Washington metropolitan area. Our focus is on excellent customer service, as demonstrated by our many enthusiastic customer references. SunDun Vending continues to embrace advances in technology to improve the systems we use to serve our customers. Tower Companies A leading DC area green building developer. Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) Founded in 1996 Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. is the largest competitive retail provider of natural gas and electricity in the Maryland/D.C./Virginia region, serving more customers than all other suppliers combined. WGES is an affiliate of Washington Gas, the natural gas utility company serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 1848. WGES is a leader in the sale of regionally produced wind energy to its electric customers, including local governments, businesses and nearly 30,000 residential accounts. WGES was recognized by the regional Clean Air Partners organization with its Clean Air Trendsetter Award for its pioneering efforts.