EDF Climate Corps Blog: From the Experts
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LED Lighting: Have You Made the Switch?
Chris Riso | April 28, 2014
One trend we’ve observed at Environmental Defense Fund has been the growing popularity of LED lighting. Each year, upgrades utilizing LED technology represent more and more of the lighting retrofits fellows evaluate.
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Survey Says … The EDF Climate Corps Network is Powerful
Elena Kocherovsky | March 27, 2014
A few weeks ago we told you about our impressive 2014 EDF Climate Corps student applicants. We know from six years of experience this powerhouse group of grad students will make real change in the world. Let’s take a moment here to look at where they go after their EDF Climate Corps fellowships.
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Meeting Retrofit Chicago’s Energy Goals: 3 Key Constituencies
Ellen Bell | February 11, 2014
Following the lead of mayors and governors across the country, last month the President announced energy as a priority for the year. By focusing on energy management, organizations are contributing to the transformation of energy use in the country, saving billions in energy costs and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Putting our Heads Together for a Greener 2014
Elena Kocherovsky | February 7, 2014
EDF Climate Corps' fourth annual Network Event was held in Cambridge, MA, and gathered around 120 EDF Climate Corps hosts, fellow alumni and partners. We asked some of the attendees to reflect back on the event, here’s what they had to say.
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Sharing 6 Energy Saving Tips from Twitter
Kelly Jones | February 6, 2014
Back in December, EDF Climate Corps led a twitter discussion around the energy-saving strategies organizations discovered in 2013. We’d like to share a few of the best energy-saving tips from the #EnergyUnwrapped discussion so that these can be more widely applied in 2014.
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EDF Climate Corps – Creating a New Generation of Leaders
Victoria Mills | January 29, 2014
In his State of the Union Address last night, President Obama offered a new twist on the customary pronouncement on the nation’s health, saying “it is you, our citizens, who make the state of our union strong.”
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EDF Expert Shares 4 Ways to Increase Profitability and Sustainability in 2014
Kelly Jones | January 24, 2014
Recently, EDF expert Elizabeth Sturcken wrote a post featured on Retailing Today about 4 ways to increase profitability in 2014. She highlights that “as the holiday dust clears and we settle into a new year, it’s only fitting that retailers take a moment to reflect on successes of 2013 and identify opportunities for 2014.”
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EDF Fellowship Bringing Big Splash with Water Reduction
Guest Author | January 17, 2014
In partnering with and challenging businesses, EDF has created tools and resources to help companies such as Verizon shape its water and energy usage reduction programs. One example is EDF’s Water Efficiency Toolkit...
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#EnergyUnwrapped: A new hashtag about energy saving opportunities
Kelly Jones | December 13, 2013
In the true spirit of the giving season, EDF Climate Corps is crowdsourcing innovative ideas to save energy and green businesses. If your organization has found a clever way to decrease energy consumption or manage energy use in a smarter way, post a tweet or comment about it with the hashtag #EnergyUnwrapped.
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Johnson Controls Releases a New Resource for Engaging Employees in Sustainability
Chris Riso | November 21, 2013
The Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency just released a new report titled “Driving Behavior Change: Engaging Employees in Environmental Sustainability.” EDF was privileged to serve as an advisor on this report, which presents a broad overview of practices companies are using to involve employees in efforts to improve environmental performance.