EDF Climate Corps Blog: archive
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Proving Sustainable Business is Good Business
EDF Climate Corps fellow | August 7, 2013
Recently we interviewed two EDF Climate Corps fellows, Jonathan Hempton at CA Technologies and Greg Smith at VIA San Antonio. Both are passionate about the environment and hope to make part of their work in life showing businesses that energy efficiency and sustainability make sense.
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Helping NYSE Euronext Further its Commitment to Sustainability
EDF Climate Corps fellow | August 6, 2013
I joined NYSE Euronext this summer as an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps fellow, a program that sends graduate students from across the country to a wide range of host organizations to explore energy efficiency initiatives.
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California’s Capital Leads the Nation in Energy Efficiency Financing
EDF Climate Corps fellow | July 30, 2013
Great news for California and the future of energy efficiency in Sacramento.
Today I took part in an announcement by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson unveiling the nation’s largest Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) project in the country — and potentially a huge boost for businesses in the state’s capital.
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Duke Students Join EDF Climate Corps for an “Experience with Tangible Results”
EDF Climate Corps fellow | July 26, 2013
John Culver and Alice Kodama are two EDF Climate Corps fellows from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. This summer they are working at Hilex Poly and the Philadelphia Housing Authority identifying energy efficiency opportunities. Read below to learn about their passions for technology and efficiency, and how both of them are using compelling numbers to back their findings that saving energy saves money.
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Fellows Tackle Energy Efficiency at The Alamo Colleges and NYSE Euronext
EDF Climate Corps fellow | July 24, 2013
Kethia Chheng and Evan Fisher are two EDF Climate Corps fellows from Columbia University. Read on to learn about their environmental passions and how they are identifying energy efficiency opportunities at The Alamo Colleges and NYSE Euronext.
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Spotlight on EDF Climate Corps Fellows at Housing Authorities
EDF Climate Corps fellow | July 19, 2013
Lillian Cheng and Scott Hensley are two EDF Climate Corps fellows hard at work identifying energy efficiency opportunities at public housing authorities. Read on to learn about their environmental passions and how they are overcoming financial and organizational challenges to save energy and money.
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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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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.