Monthly Archives: July 2010

Webinar — Everyone on Board! Effective Communications to Promote Your Hotel's Green Practices

EPA Region 4 and ENERGY STAR ®  Present a FREE Webinar Series for Hospitality: Everyone on Board! Effective Communications to Promote Your Hotel’s Green Practices August 24, 2010, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (Eastern Time) Designing a green program for … Continue reading

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ITP Webcast – "Achieving Total Employee Engagement in Energy Efficiency"

On Thursday, August 5, 2010, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) Thursday Webcasts for Industry series will feature Steven Fugarazzo, Manager, Facilities Engineering, Integrated Defense Systems (Raytheon Company) and Mary Alice Kurtz, Global Best Practices Lead, … Continue reading

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Most Chicago-area residents living 'greener'

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. Chicago still has work to do to become the “Greenest City in America,” as Mayor Richard Daley once promised, but results from a new Tribune/WGN poll show that three-quarters of residents across … Continue reading

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Leading Building Owners, Tenants Join Forces to Push Green Leasing

Read the full story at GreenerBuildings. A group of leading building owners, investment advisory firms and corporate tenants have become allies in a campaign to make commercial office space more sustainable by breaking down the barriers to green leasing.

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EPA Announces $16 Million in Brownfields Funds to Clean up Communities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $16 million in supplemental funding for cleanup efforts at contaminated sites known as brownfields. Communities representing 27 state or local governments were chosen to receive the supplemental funding, which will help them … Continue reading

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Blue Man Group on Global Warming

Watch the video on YouTube. I’ve posted this before, but it’s so good it’s worth repeating. Thanks to Madeline Sten for reminding me about it. For a more serious take on the topic, see also Global Warming 101, courtesy of … Continue reading

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EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate Science

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment. The petitions to … Continue reading

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Save the Date: Fifth State-EPA Environmental Innovation Symposium Scheduled for November 2-3, 2010

The Fifth State-EPA Environmental Innovation Symposium, entitled “Environmental Protection for a Changing Climate and Greener Economy,” will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 2 and 3, 2010, with optional workshops on November 1 and 4. EPA and the Environmental … Continue reading

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Permeable Pavement Design, Installation, and Maintenance – Wed, September 1, 12-2pm Eastern

Center for Watershed Protection webcast: Permeable Pavement Design, Installation, and Maintenance – Wed, September 1, 12-2pm Eastern Cost: $99 early bird – click here to register (registration open until 8/6/10) regular price $119 – click here to register (registration open … Continue reading

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Green Ideas That Made Millions

Read the full story at Earth911. As more and more Americans go green, environmentally sustainable innovations are translating into big bucks for entrepreneurs. Sure, going green feels great, but these five eco trailblazers are living proof that green business can … Continue reading

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