Green Government News and Information
News and information related to government adoption of green practices and technologies, including LEED building development, alternative-fuel vehicles, environmentally friendly practices, energy-efficient techniques, and more sustainable information.
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Latest Green Government News
Mayors dismayed by exclusion of EECBG funding in Power Act
The American Power Act that was introduced Wednesday in the Senate is missing funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants program, according to a statement from the U.S. Conference of Mayors....
Green IT goes gold
A look at the five local governments that won awards for their use of technology to meet sustainability goals in the 2010 PTI Technology Solutions Award program....
Reusing refuse
Beverly Hills restaurants separate food waste for compost and help boost city's landfill diversion rate....
Dallas PD'S secret weapon
By Lt. Dale Barnard
Anti-idling device reduces fuel use and carbon emissions from police cars....
Non-toxic pest control
County technology tracks pest management activities and reduces chemicals....
Bridging the gap
By Robert Barkin
When financial resources are scarce, governments look more closely at public-private partnerships as a means of tapping the expertise and economic power of the private sector to make possible large projects that might otherwise fall flat....
California city aims to become carbon neutral
Davis, Calif., aims to become "carbon neutral" by mid-century through the Low Carbon Diet....
Bicycle park-n-ride
Washington supports bicycle travel with parking facility near transit....
Bright lights, big city
By Lindsay Isaacs (lindsay.isaacs@penton.com)
Los Angeles tests street lighting technology and updates fixtures with energy-efficient models....
Rays of hope
By Judith Wallace
Local governments can use their power as regulators and property owners to promote solar projects...
Arkansas Energy Office announces grants to cities and counties
The Arkansas Energy Office will distribute $5 million in Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant funds to small cities and counties....
Viewpoint: To LEED or not to LEED
By Raymond Randall and Sarah Kutnink
Local government should weigh several options to make sure green building certification is worth their efforts....
Obama budget excludes Energy Efficiency Block Grant
President Obama's 2010–2011 budget does not include funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, according to an analysis from the National Association of Counties....
San Francisco approves large 'green financing' program
San Francisco has established a large-scale Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program....
More power to you
By Ed Brock (edward.brock@penton.com)
Local governments are using grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to keep power flowing in their communities....
Switching out energy sources
Battle Creek finds renewable energy for facilities, cuts consumption...
Paving the way
County taps landfill gas and recyclables to help produce asphalt for all of its road projects...
Editor's Viewpoint: Environmentalism: An American perspective
By Bill Wolpin (bill.wolpin@penton.com)
The world has been America's oyster for decades, but our breathtaking economic evolution also has led to a little grit in the oyster shell....
Locals frustrated, encouraged by global climate change conference
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
In December, delegates from the ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, with mixed results....
The measure of climate protection
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Locals plan large emissions reductions....
