Breaking Ground: Heifer International
By Nicole A. Walker
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Ever thought of donating a llama or water buffalo to a third-world country in
your loved one’s name for their next bithday? Welcome to gift-giving redefined, courtesy of Heifer International.
Not only are the benefits experienced in the surrounding communities, they are
also experienced at Heifer itself. Employees enjoy a healthy work environment
that is bathed in lots of natural light. Natural lighting can be found at every work station. Each station also has light
shelves to refract the light should it get too hot. Currently, the facility houses 210 workstations, but it has the capacity to
house as many as 500. In this day and age when everyone is talking sustainability, Heifer
International is proving they can “walk the talk.”
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Source U.S. Department of Energy
 200-300 estimated number of hydrogen-fueled vehicles in the United States today
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 9,783,000 number of barrels of crude oil the United States imports each day.
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 1 million number of gallons of fresh water that can be contaminated from the used oil from one oil change.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 $2.3 billion amount President Obama awarded for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States
Source U.S. Department of Energy
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