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“Heck Yes”– Millennials Respond to the President’s Call
Katie Ware | June 27, 2013
The environmental community is abuzz with reactions to President Obama’s wide-ranging Climate Action Plan. His speech introducing the plan Tuesday sparked immediate conversations about the Keystone XL Pipeline, the coal industry, the transportation sector and half a dozen other hot button environmental issues.
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Future (Climate) Change Agents– What Inspired Me Most at EDF Climate Corps Training
EDF Climate Corps fellow | June 25, 2013
A few weeks ago, I joined more than a hundred other students in San Francisco for the sixth annual EDF Climate Corps Training event. I had no idea what to expect over the five days of intensive energy efficiency training.
What I found were hours of fascinating conversations with people who are just as passionate about energy efficiency and sustainability as I am -- not to mention a group of dynamic alumni speakers and energetic networking sessions.
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Future (Climate) Change Agents– What Inspired Me Most at EDF Climate Corps Training
EDF Climate Corps fellow | June 25, 2013
A few weeks ago, I joined more than a hundred other students in San Francisco for the sixth annual EDF Climate Corps Training event. I had no idea what to expect over the five days of intensive energy efficiency training.
What I found were hours of fascinating conversations with people who are just as passionate about energy efficiency and sustainability as I am -- not to mention a group of dynamic alumni speakers and energetic networking sessions.
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Interview with EDF’s Jake Hiller, Part 2: Five steps for successful energy data collection
Jake Hiller | June 19, 2013
As the old mantra goes, “You can't manage what you don't measure." Data allow managers to identify projects, quantify the financial and environmental benefits of those projects and track the value created after the projects are implemented. Whether it is through a simple spreadsheet or complex energy management software, more and more building managers are beginning to monitor their buildings’ annual resource consumption. Here are five steps for successful energy data collection.
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3 Vital Takeaways for Business from the New 3% Solution Report
EDF Staff | June 18, 2013
By Tom Murray
Hats off to the World Wildlife Fund and CDP for an important new study, released this week, about the potential to drive significant financial benefits, higher return on investment, and increased capital expenditure by pursuing a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 3% annually across the U.S. corporate sector.
The new report shines a spotlight on the value of challenging the private sector to address climate change and boost the bottom line, rather than seeing them as opposing goals.
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White House Leadership Summit on Women, Climate and Energy
EDF Climate Corps fellow | June 3, 2013
After an incredible week of EDF Climate Corps Training last month, I had the opportunity to speak at the White House for an inaugural one-day summit on Women, Climate and Energy organized by the U.S. Department of Energy and the White House Office of Public Engagement.
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White House Leadership Summit on Women, Climate and Energy
EDF Climate Corps fellow | June 3, 2013
After an incredible week of EDF Climate Corps Training last month, I had the opportunity to speak at the White House for an inaugural one-day summit on Women, Climate and Energy organized by the U.S. Department of Energy and the White House Office of Public Engagement.
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Best Practices in Energy Efficiency: Recap of Verge Boston Panel
Scott Wentzell | May 30, 2013
Earlier this month, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and MIT co-hosted a workshop at GreenBiz’s VERGE Boston on best practices in organizational energy efficiency.